Girls name
Anita
Anita is a girls' name given to 208,190 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1957 with 5,811 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 15th among girls names in Arizona in 1912.
Which states favor Anita
Anita by state
Top states by all-time births named Anita. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 18,245 | #970 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 17,996 | #1670 (2025) |
| 3 | Texas | 17,718 | #1462 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 11,398 | #1431 (2024) |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 10,755 | #1247 (2025) |
| 6 | Ohio | 10,343 | #1468 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 6,987 | #1079 (2020) |
| 8 | Indiana | 6,257 | #702 (2024) |
| 9 | North Carolina | 5,919 | #1289 (2025) |
| 10 | Tennessee | 5,340 | #1108 (2018) |
| 11 | Missouri | 5,213 | #851 (2019) |
| 12 | New Jersey | 4,984 | #1190 (2012) |
| 13 | Alabama | 4,893 | #753 (2022) |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 4,730 | #607 (2019) |
| 15 | Kentucky | 4,695 | #728 (2016) |
| 16 | Georgia | 4,634 | #1547 (2025) |
| 17 | Florida | 4,556 | #1445 (2025) |
| 18 | Virginia | 4,498 | #1222 (2017) |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 4,072 | #545 (1996) |
| 20 | Louisiana | 3,984 | #601 (1996) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).