How Many People Are Named Vita?
An estimated 2,318 people in the United States have the first name Vita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Vita peaked in popularity in 1921 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vita 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 Vita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,318
About 1 in 147,866 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1921
84 births
Total Registered
4,559
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vita
Vita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,559 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vita as a female name
Ranked #3,560 in 2024
44 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (84 births)
Vita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vita span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 726 babies were registered. Vita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vita by Decade
How has Vita 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.
Vita by State
Birth registrations for Vita span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Louisiana, Connecticut, Missouri. On average, about 174 Vitas were registered per state.
Vita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vita
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vita?
We estimate approximately 2,318 people named Vita 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 147,866 Americans share this first name.
Is Vita a common name?
Vita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,559 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vita most popular?
Vita reached peak popularity in 1921, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vita is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vita a female name?
Vita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vita Smith, Vita Johnson, Vita 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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