ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1919 First Year 2024 Last Year 1975 Peak Year #3951 Peak Rank 551 Total Count 68 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Elita What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Elita is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Elita Karim, Bangladeshi singer and journalist Elita Kļaviņa, Latvian actress Elita Krūmiņa, Latvian government official Elita Löfblad, Chilean-born Swedish model and reality show contestant Elita Loresca, Filipino-American newscaster Elita Proctor Otis, American actress Elita Veidemane, Latvian journalist and publicist Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elita%5F%28name%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elita%5F%28name%29) 📖 ## The Story of Elita Elita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1919, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1975: 16 births, good for #3,951 nationwide. About 21% of every Elita on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Elita last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 13 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 551 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Elita Phonetically similar names — useful when Elita is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Alita](/alita) * [Elite](/elite) * Elites * [Alea](/alea) * Elit * [Alida](/alida) * Alito * [Aleta](/aleta) * [Elida](/elida) * [Aletta](/aletta) * [Oleta](/oleta) * Auletta Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Elita What does the name Elita mean? Elita is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Elita Karim, Bangladeshi singer and journalist Elita Kļaviņa, Latvian actress Elita Krūmiņa, Latvian government official Elita Löfblad, Chilean-born Swedish model and reality show contestant Elita Loresca, Filipino-American newscaster Elita Proctor Otis, American actress Elita Veidemane, Latvian journalist and publicist How popular is Elita in 2026? In 2026, Elita ranks #7,937 among girls' names in the U.S., with 13 babies given the name that year. When was Elita most popular? Elita reached its peak popularity in 1975, ranking #3,951 that year with 16 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Elita most popular? Elita has historically been most popular in California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Elita. Is Elita a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Elita is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Elita? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Elita include Katricia, Adonica, Billijo. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧KatriciaPeak #3951](/katricia)[👧AdonicaPeak #3951](/adonica)[👧BillijoPeak #3951](/billijo)[👧KeitaPeak #3951](/keita)[👧DanyllePeak #3951](/danylle)[👧DanyielPeak #3951](/danyiel)[👧SharifahPeak #3951](/sharifah)[👧WillonaPeak #3951](/willona) ## About the name Elita Elita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 551 births in the dataset. Elita's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #3,951\. Use the chart and map above to compare Elita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1975 → ](/year/1975) * [ Names of the 1970s → ](/decade/1970s) * [ Names starting with "E" → ](/letter/e) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.