Pita
Pita is a surname and a masculine given name. In the Māori language, it is a transliteration of the name Peter. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Pita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pita is a surname and a masculine given name. In the Māori language, it is a transliteration of the name Peter. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Pita
As a girl name
Pita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 6 Pitas were born — ranking #4,434 that year. As of 2026, Pita ranks #5,244 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 43 Pitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Pita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 6 Pitas were born — ranking #10,921 that year. As of 2026, Pita ranks #10,921 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Pitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Pita
Pita is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 43 births in the dataset. Pita's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #4,434. Use the chart and map above to compare Pita'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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