Movita
Maria Luisa Castaneda was an American actress and the second wife of actor Marlon Brando. In films, she played exotic women and singers, such as in Flying Down to Rio (1933) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). She was the mother of Miko Castaneda Brando and Rebecca Brando Kotlizky.
Meaning & Origin of Movita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maria Luisa Castaneda was an American actress and the second wife of actor Marlon Brando. In films, she played exotic women and singers, such as in Flying Down to Rio (1933) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). She was the mother of Miko Castaneda Brando and Rebecca Brando Kotlizky.
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The Story of Movita
Movita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1938, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1939, when 12 Movitas were born — ranking #2,417 that year. As of 2026, Movita ranks #6,008 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 48 Movitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Movita
Movita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 48 births in the dataset. Movita's peak popularity came in 1939 when it ranked #2,417. Use the chart and map above to compare Movita'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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