Anita

4 countries#1341 in United States, 2025

#1341

in United States, 2025

#666

in France, 2022

SCOT

257

total births, Scotland

total births, Northern Ireland

Total births recorded

245,818

Peak year (United States)

1957

Peak-year count

5,831

First recorded

1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Anita was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

215,849 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1341 · peaked in 1957 with 5,831 births

Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

29,703 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #666 · peaked in 1960 with 951 births

Most common in: Nord, Paris, Pas-de-Calais, Maine-et-Loire, Loire-Atlantique

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

257 births recorded 1974–2018 · peaked in 1974 with 16 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

9 births recorded 2001–2010 · peaked in 2001 with 3 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

Anita’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.