How Many People Are Named Lita?
An estimated 2,713 people in the United States have the first name Lita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Lita peaked in popularity in 1960 with 135 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lita 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 Lita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,713
About 1 in 126,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1960
135 births
Total Registered
4,427
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lita
Lita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,427 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lita as a female name
Ranked #8,204 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (135 births)
Lita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lita span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 779 babies were registered. Lita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lita by Decade
How has Lita 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.
Lita by State
Birth registrations for Lita span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, Georgia. On average, about 66 Litas were registered per state.
Lita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lita
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lita?
We estimate approximately 2,713 people named Lita 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 126,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Lita a common name?
Lita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,427 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lita most popular?
Lita reached peak popularity in 1960, when 135 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lita is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lita a female name?
Lita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lita Smith, Lita Johnson, Lita 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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