Nita is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Nita means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Nita across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Nita has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Nita is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “grace, or gnat”. A short form of names like Anita or Juanita.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 14,268 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 19 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Nita per year, United States (1881 to 2025). United States peaked in 1956 (403/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (5/yr).
Nita has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1956, when it ranked #818 nationally (given to 403 babies that year).
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