How Many People Are Named Nita?
An estimated 7,006 people in the United States have the first name Nita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Nita peaked in popularity in 1956 with 403 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nita 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 Nita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,006
About 1 in 48,923 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1956
403 births
Total Registered
14,261
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nita
Nita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,261 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nita as a female name
Ranked #10,027 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1956 (403 births)
Nita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nita span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 3,451 babies were registered. Nita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nita by Decade
How has Nita 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.
Nita by State
Birth registrations for Nita span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Utah, Nebraska, Massachusetts. On average, about 247 Nitas were registered per state.
Nita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nita
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nita?
We estimate approximately 7,006 people named Nita 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 48,923 Americans share this first name.
Is Nita a common name?
Nita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,261 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nita most popular?
Nita reached peak popularity in 1956, when 403 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nita is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nita a female name?
Nita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nita Smith, Nita Johnson, Nita 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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