How Many People Are Named Zita?
An estimated 1,113 people in the United States have the first name Zita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Zita peaked in popularity in 1922 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zita 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 Zita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,113
About 1 in 307,955 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1922
69 births
Total Registered
2,961
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zita
Zita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,961 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zita as a female name
Ranked #9,513 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (69 births)
Zita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zita span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 544 babies were registered. Zita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zita by Decade
How has Zita 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.
Zita by State
Birth registrations for Zita span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio. The lowest are in Louisiana, Minnesota, California. On average, about 41 Zitas were registered per state.
Zita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zita
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zita?
We estimate approximately 1,113 people named Zita 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 307,955 Americans share this first name.
Is Zita a common name?
Zita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,961 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zita most popular?
Zita reached peak popularity in 1922, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zita is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zita a female name?
Zita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zita Smith, Zita Johnson, Zita 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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