Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Anita
Endangered
Down 97.2% from peak
Peak era
1957
Peak births
5,811
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Anita
How many people are named Anita?
An estimated 112,261 living Americans are named Anita.
How rare is Anita?
Anita is uncommon among babies today, with 165 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 97.2% from its 1957 peak.
How old is the typical Anita?
The median age of a living American named Anita is approximately 63 years, with most bearers falling between 54 and 70 years old.
Is Anita still popular?
No. Anita is endangered as a baby name, down 97.2% from its 1957 peak with 165 births in 2025.
Where is Anita most common?
Anita has its strongest geographic signal in Arizona, where it appears 7.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19572025
Peak year
1957
Decline from peak
97.2%
2025
165
All-time
215,165
Where it lives now
Anita is most concentrated in Arizona — about 4.1× the national rate in the 1920s.
States where Anita is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.