Is Anita a boy or girl name?
Anita is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 149 girls and 0 boys were named Anita, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 215,683 US babies named Anita were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,463
- Babies named Anita since 1880
- 215,683
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 5,831 babies
Boys and girls named Anita, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 365 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,191 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,149 | 100% |
| 1910s | 8 | 9,555 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 62 | 18,052 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 111 | 22,224 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 115 | 32,530 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 110 | 47,591 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 140 | 44,415 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 81 | 18,834 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 51 | 8,595 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 6 | 4,571 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,471 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,695 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 761 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,463 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,451 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,373 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,415 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,534 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,228 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,319 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,257 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,353 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,521 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,399 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,470 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,491 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,301 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,349 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,242 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 238 | #1,090 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,196 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,151 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,067 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 266 | #908 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 245 | #954 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 266 | #863 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 297 | #795 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 314 | #736 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 321 | #706 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 351 | #657 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 407 | #571 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 394 | #581 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 400 | #573 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 438 | #552 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 491 | #502 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 547 | #454 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 580 | #439 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,222 | 642 | #404 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,185 | 677 | #374 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,334 | 718 | #344 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,131 | 737 | #333 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,774 | 745 | #323 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,724 | 738 | #323 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 863 | #280 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,516 | 899 | #268 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,418 | 1,011 | #248 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,981 | 1,056 | #236 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 1,151 | #223 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,572 | 1,139 | #230 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,168 | 1,221 | #210 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,843 | 1,512 | #178 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 1,508 | #167 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,500 | 1,722 | #157 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,335 | 1,936 | #144 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,233 | 1,986 | #142 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,356 | 2,230 | #136 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,400 | 2,685 | #127 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,624 | 2,895 | #127 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,554 | 2,919 | #120 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,204 | 3,046 | #109 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,771 | 3,518 | #98 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,791 | 3,872 | #88 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,087 | 4,017 | #94 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,313 | 4,909 | #85 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,204 | 5,471 | #77 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,965 | 5,522 | #81 |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,779 | 5,503 | #91 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,043 | 5,638 | #87 |
| 1959 | 17 | #1,975 | 5,475 | #87 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,377 | 5,775 | #82 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,794 | 5,811 | #81 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,264 | 5,505 | #83 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,568 | 4,717 | #94 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,457 | 4,408 | #96 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,437 | 4,408 | #89 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,882 | 4,134 | #91 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,078 | 3,785 | #96 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,341 | 3,573 | #99 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,027 | 3,589 | #99 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,330 | 3,615 | #102 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,675 | 4,187 | #94 |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,816 | 4,027 | #84 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,576 | 2,768 | #100 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,121 | 2,825 | #95 |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,566 | 2,952 | #98 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,388 | 2,998 | #93 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,085 | 2,741 | #91 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,520 | 2,828 | #87 |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,795 | 2,588 | #97 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,658 | 2,636 | #99 |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,917 | 2,714 | #93 |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,803 | 2,304 | #104 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,401 | 1,932 | #119 |
| 1934 | 7 | #2,984 | 1,784 | #130 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,097 | 1,905 | #116 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,000 | 2,098 | #116 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,212 | 2,080 | #117 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,453 | 2,183 | #115 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,209 | 1,977 | #125 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,853 | 1,725 | #137 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,708 | 1,629 | #148 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 1,617 | #150 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 1,764 | #146 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 1,853 | #142 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,191 | 1,868 | #138 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,547 | 1,761 | #141 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,224 | 1,924 | #134 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,505 | 1,934 | #131 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 1,504 | #146 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 1,482 | #151 |
| 1917 | 8 | #2,964 | 1,573 | #137 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 1,339 | #151 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 1,116 | #164 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 720 | #186 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 562 | #193 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 540 | #182 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 381 | #187 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 338 | #195 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 291 | #199 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 277 | #202 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 242 | #209 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 215 | #211 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 209 | #214 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 190 | #220 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 202 | #208 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 163 | #238 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 184 | #210 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 176 | #242 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 142 | #230 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 198 | #207 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 144 | #230 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 139 | #234 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 126 | #248 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 107 | #266 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 119 | #241 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 82 | #299 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 66 | #310 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 68 | #301 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 69 | #285 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 59 | #311 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 41 | #332 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 40 | #338 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 34 | #341 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 36 | #326 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 27 | #344 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 20 | #407 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 23 | #338 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 16 | #423 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Anita reached #1,520 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #77 in 1963. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Anita
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.