Olita
Olita is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:Joseph Olita (1944–2014), Kenyan actor Olita Rause, Latvian chess player
Meaning & Origin of Olita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Olita is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:Joseph Olita (1944–2014), Kenyan actor Olita Rause, Latvian chess player
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The Story of Olita
Olita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1906, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 11 Olitas were born — ranking #2,693 that year. As of 2026, Olita ranks #8,423 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 142 Olitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Olita
Olita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 142 births in the dataset. Olita's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,693. Use the chart and map above to compare Olita'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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