How Many People Are Named Elita?
An estimated 481 people in the United States have the first name Elita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Elita peaked in popularity in 1975 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elita 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 Elita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
481
About 1 in 712,587 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1975
16 births
Total Registered
551
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elita
Elita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 551 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elita as a female name
Ranked #8,061 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (16 births)
Elita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elita span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 116 babies were registered. Elita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Elita by Decade
How has Elita 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.
Elita by State
Elita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elita
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Elita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elita?
We estimate approximately 481 people named Elita 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 712,587 Americans share this first name.
Is Elita a common name?
Elita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 551 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elita most popular?
Elita reached peak popularity in 1975, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elita is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elita a female name?
Elita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elita Smith, Elita Johnson, Elita 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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