Sanita
Sanita is a Latvian feminine given name. Its name day is September 14.
Meaning & Origin of Sanita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sanita is a Latvian feminine given name. Its name day is September 14.
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The Story of Sanita
Sanita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1957, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 15 Sanitas were born — ranking #4,745 that year. As of 2026, Sanita ranks #11,138 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 248 Sanitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sanita
Sanita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 248 births in the dataset. Sanita's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #4,745. Use the chart and map above to compare Sanita'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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