Colita
Isabel Steva i Hernández, whose pseudonym was Colita, was a Spanish photographer. She trained with Xavier Miserachs i Ribalta, and began her professional career in 1961 as a laboratory technician and stylist for Miserachs.
Meaning & Origin of Colita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Isabel Steva i Hernández, whose pseudonym was Colita, was a Spanish photographer. She trained with Xavier Miserachs i Ribalta, and began her professional career in 1961 as a laboratory technician and stylist for Miserachs.
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The Story of Colita
Colita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 11 Colitas were born — ranking #4,869 that year. As of 2026, Colita ranks #7,409 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 41 Colitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Colita
Colita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Colita's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #4,869. Use the chart and map above to compare Colita'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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