Banita
Bănița is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bănița, Crivadia (Krivádia), and Merișor (Merisor).
Meaning & Origin of Banita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bănița is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bănița, Crivadia (Krivádia), and Merișor (Merisor).
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The Story of Banita
American parents first put Banita on the record books as a baby girl name in 1952, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 11 Banitas were born — ranking #4,419 that year. About 35% of every Banita on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Banita last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 96 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Banita
Banita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 96 births in the dataset. Banita's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #4,419. Use the chart and map above to compare Banita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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