Berita
Gugulethu Khumalo, best known by her stage name Berita, is a Zimbabwean-born singer, songwriter and music producer. Her music is a combination of soul music containing elements from Afro Jazz, contemporary pop influences as well as South African dance music. She is the owner of the independent record label Assali Music.
Meaning & Origin of Berita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gugulethu Khumalo, best known by her stage name Berita, is a Zimbabwean-born singer, songwriter and music producer. Her music is a combination of soul music containing elements from Afro Jazz, contemporary pop influences as well as South African dance music. She is the owner of the independent record label Assali Music.
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The Story of Berita
The earliest SSA record of Berita as a baby girl name dates back to 1964, when 5 babies received it. 1964 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Berita — #6,767 in the national rankings. Berita last appeared in the published SSA data in 1964, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Berita
Berita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Berita's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #6,767. Use the chart and map above to compare Berita'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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