How Many People Are Named Belita?
An estimated 260 people in the United States have the first name Belita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Belita peaked in popularity in 1952 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Belita as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Belita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Belita is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
260
About 1 in 1,318,286 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1952
24 births
Total Registered
384
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Belita
Belita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 384 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Belita as a female name
Ranked #7,481 in 1980
8 female births in 1980
Peak: 1952 (24 births)
Belita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Belita span from the 1940s to the 1980s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 151 babies were registered. Belita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Belita by Decade
How has Belita tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Belita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Belita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Belita
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Belita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Belita?
We estimate approximately 260 people named Belita are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,318,286 Americans share this first name.
Is Belita a common name?
Belita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 384 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Belita most popular?
Belita reached peak popularity in 1952, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Belita is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Belita a female name?
Belita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Belita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Belita Smith, Belita Johnson, Belita Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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