Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Nita

#1,299 most common girls' name of all time · #2,274 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1881–2025

Rank among girls
#1,299
Rank overall
#2,274 of 105,966
First appeared
1881
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
14,268
Since 2016
104
Peak year
1956 #461
Best rank
#431 1895
Girls Boys peak 403/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Nita first appears in 1881. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 7 — 7 #11,964
2024 10 — 10 #9,572
2023 15 — 15 #7,260
2022 5 — 5 #15,351
2021 5 — 5 #15,286
2020 9 — 9 #10,273
2019 16 — 16 #7,035
2018 13 — 13 #8,160
2017 12 — 12 #8,795
2016 12 — 12 #8,893
2015 13 — 13 #8,456
2014 15 — 15 #7,651
2013 13 — 13 #8,595
2012 11 — 11 #9,727
2011 7 — 7 #13,373
2010 7 — 7 #13,476
2009 15 — 15 #8,072
2008 16 — 16 #7,750
2007 22 — 22 #6,105
2006 11 — 11 #9,916
2005 15 — 15 #7,512
2004 12 — 12 #8,729
2003 15 — 15 #7,218
2002 15 — 15 #7,065
2001 19 — 19 #5,830
2000 18 — 18 #5,952
1999 12 — 12 #7,742
1998 15 — 15 #6,375
1997 16 — 16 #5,885
1996 9 — 9 #8,839
1995 25 — 25 #4,109
1994 27 — 27 #3,898
1993 25 — 25 #4,112
1992 26 — 26 #3,975
1991 27 — 27 #3,828
1990 18 — 18 #5,069
1989 22 — 22 #4,253
1988 18 — 18 #4,664
1987 26 — 26 #3,429
1986 30 — 30 #3,065
1985 34 — 34 #2,757
1984 44 — 44 #2,232
1983 37 — 37 #2,479
1982 39 — 39 #2,456
1981 47 — 47 #2,160
1980 50 — 50 #2,074
1979 67 — 67 #1,665
1978 54 — 54 #1,844
1977 55 — 55 #1,838
1976 71 — 71 #1,465
1975 68 — 68 #1,502
1974 62 — 62 #1,555
1973 95 — 95 #1,155
1972 99 — 99 #1,118
1971 86 — 86 #1,282
1970 107 — 107 #1,101
1969 125 — 125 #956
1968 120 — 120 #947
1967 149 — 149 #816
1966 152 — 152 #807
1965 159 — 159 #786
1964 205 — 205 #725
1963 267 — 267 #617
1962 271 — 271 #608
1961 276 — 276 #606
1960 310 — 310 #556
1959 325 — 325 #540
1958 359 — 359 #508
1957 367 — 367 #494
1956 403 — 403 #461
1955 396 — 396 #453
1954 389 — 389 #445
1953 339 — 339 #460
1952 344 — 344 #457
1951 283 — 283 #488
1950 246 — 246 #524
1949 256 — 256 #510
1948 265 — 265 #501
1947 263 — 263 #510
1946 253 — 253 #489
1945 230 — 230 #475
1944 211 — 211 #497
1943 265 — 265 #455
1942 240 — 240 #476
1941 220 — 220 #473
1940 174 — 174 #520
1939 174 — 174 #509
1938 174 — 174 #506
1937 175 — 175 #500
1936 167 — 167 #502
1935 166 — 166 #490
1934 174 — 174 #488
1933 164 — 164 #500
1932 190 — 190 #481
1931 170 — 170 #494
1930 174 — 174 #508
1929 139 — 139 #583
1928 170 — 170 #537
1927 177 — 177 #535
1926 164 — 164 #552
1925 182 — 182 #530
1924 155 — 155 #594
1923 152 — 152 #586
1922 111 — 111 #695
1921 111 — 111 #705
1920 122 — 122 #656
1919 109 — 109 #671
1918 134 — 134 #611
1917 91 — 91 #738
1916 108 — 108 #657
1915 114 — 114 #613
1914 69 — 69 #696
1913 52 — 52 #730
1912 70 — 70 #579
1911 42 — 42 #674
1910 49 — 49 #598
1909 43 — 43 #591
1908 40 — 40 #599
1907 36 — 36 #627
1906 31 — 31 #655
1905 40 — 40 #552
1904 40 — 40 #525
1903 30 — 30 #602
1902 30 — 30 #607
1901 25 — 25 #638
1900 29 — 29 #668
1899 22 — 22 #675
1898 23 — 23 #691
1897 21 — 21 #689
1896 31 — 31 #550
1895 44 — 44 #431
1894 35 — 35 #485
1893 28 — 28 #532
1892 28 — 28 #525
1891 27 — 27 #505
1890 20 — 20 #596
1889 12 — 12 #787
1888 18 — 18 #609
1887 13 — 13 #656
1886 7 — 7 #945
1885 6 — 6 #967
1884 15 — 15 #555
1883 9 — 9 #686
1882 8 — 8 #722
1881 7 — 7 #735