Tanita
Tanita is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae, which lives in Africa.
Meaning & Origin of Tanita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tanita is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae, which lives in Africa.
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The Story of Tanita
Tanita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1961, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 35 Tanitas were born — ranking #2,651 that year. As of 2026, Tanita ranks #15,352 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 607 Tanitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tanita
Tanita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 607 births in the dataset. Tanita's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #2,651. Use the chart and map above to compare Tanita'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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