ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1881 First Year 2024 Last Year 1956 Peak Year #461 Peak Rank 14K Total Count 144 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Nita What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Nita is a given name. It is also a short form of the given names Juanita and Bonita. People named Nita include:Nita Ambani, Indian businesswoman and wife of industrialist Mukesh Ambani Nita Jane Ayres, American politician Nita Barrow (1916–1995), first and only female Governor-General of Barbados, nurse and humanitarian activist Nita Cavalier (1906-1969), American silent film and stage… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nita%5F%28given%5Fname%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nita%5F%28given%5Fname%29) 📖 ## The Story of Nita Nita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1881, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 403 Nitas were born — ranking #461 that year. As of 2026, Nita ranks #9,521 for baby girls with 10 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 14K Nitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through 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 Nita Phonetically similar names — useful when Nita is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Nitta * [Nata](/nata) * [Nida](/nida) * Needa * Nito * [Netta](/netta) * [Nota](/nota) * [Neta](/neta) * Nieto * Nitti * Natta * [Neita](/neita) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Nita What does the name Nita mean? Nita is a given name. It is also a short form of the given names Juanita and Bonita. People named Nita include:Nita Ambani, Indian businesswoman and wife of industrialist Mukesh Ambani Nita Jane Ayres, American politician Nita Barrow (1916–1995), first and only female Governor-General of Barbados, nurse and humanitarian activist Nita Cavalier (1906-1969), American silent film and stage… How popular is Nita in 2026? In 2026, Nita ranks #9,521 among girls' names in the U.S., with 10 babies given the name that year. When was Nita most popular? Nita reached its peak popularity in 1956, ranking #461 that year with 403 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Nita most popular? Nita has historically been most popular in Oklahoma, North Dakota, Montana. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Nita. Is Nita a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Nita is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Nita? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Nita include Sharlene, Maryjane, Marlyn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧SharlenePeak #461](/sharlene)[👧MaryjanePeak #462](/maryjane)[👧MarlynPeak #462](/marlyn)[👧ElliottPeak #462](/elliott)[👧KalaPeak #462](/kala)[👧ChandaPeak #460](/chanda)[👧SinaPeak #463](/sina)[👧OletaPeak #459](/oleta) ## About the name Nita Nita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Nita's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #461\. Use the chart and map above to compare Nita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1956 → ](/year/1956) * [ Names of the 1950s → ](/decade/1950s) * [ Names starting with "N" → ](/letter/n) * [ 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.