The first name Nita
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Clipping of Anita and other names ending in nita.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Nita last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 5 births (#2,738).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nita with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nita at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 7 girls born in the United States were named Nita, the 12,827th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1956, when 403 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Nita
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Nita NaldiAmerican actress (1895–1961)
- Nita LoweyAmerican politician (1937–2025)
- Nita StraussAmerican guitarist, born 1986
- Nita TalbotAmerican actor (b. 1930)
- Nita BarrowBGovernor-General of Barbados, 1916–1995
- Nita EnglundAmerican ski jumper, born 1992
- Nita BieberAmerican actress (1926-2019)
Questions
- What does the name Nita mean?
- Clipping of Anita and other names ending in nita.
- How popular is the name Nita?
- In 2017, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Nita, ranking 5,765th. Its peak was 1997, with 5 births.
- Is Nita a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 14,268 US babies named Nita since 1880 were girls.
- When was Nita most popular?
- 1956 in the United States, when 403 babies were named Nita, its highest rank at 461st.