Alita: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,257

among girls · ↓158 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Alita · -11% vs 2024

How common

1 in 19,843

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2020

181 babies

All-time total

2,608

#3,940 all-time among girls

First recorded

1914

in Social Security records

Alita popularity over time

2,608 babies have been named Alita since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	42	4	–	#2,270
1920s	94	9	+124%	#2,305
1930s	87	9	-7%	#2,647
1940s	125	13	+44%	#2,031
1950s	223	22	+78%	#1,842
1960s	275	28	+23%	#2,095
1970s	245	25	-11%	#2,349
1980s	202	20	-18%	#2,854
1990s	142	14	-30%	#4,003
2000s	193	19	+36%	#4,272
2010s	291	29	+51%	#1,340
2020s (to 2025)	689	115	+295%	#1,256

Where Alita is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	84	0.05	outside top 500
2027	87	0.05	outside top 500
2028	90	0.06	outside top 500
2029	92	0.06	outside top 500
2030	94	0.06	outside top 500

Where Alita is most popular

Girls named Alita per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.063 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, California, and Michigan.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alita born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Minnesota	13	0.120	+92%
California	77	0.092	+46%
Michigan	12	0.066	+5%
Florida	28	0.065	+5%
Texas	51	0.063	≈ national
Arizona	7	0.050	-20%
Wisconsin	5	0.049	-22%
Washington	5	0.035	-45%
New York	8	0.020	-68%
Alaska	–	–	–
Alabama	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
Colorado	–	–	–
Connecticut	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Georgia	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Iowa	–	–	–
Idaho	–	–	–
Illinois	–	–	–
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Kansas	–	–	–
Kentucky	–	–	–
Louisiana	–	–	–
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Maine	–	–	–
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North Carolina	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
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Nevada	–	–	–
Ohio	–	–	–
Oklahoma	–	–	–
Oregon	–	–	–
Pennsylvania	–	–	–
Rhode Island	–	–	–
South Carolina	–	–	–
South Dakota	–	–	–
Tennessee	–	–	–
Utah	–	–	–
Virginia	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alita

Alita is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,257 in 2025 with 81 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 2,608 American babies have been named Alita. Its peak came in 2020, when 181 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alita stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alita?

The median living Alita is about 24 years old; half are between 5 and 54. An estimated 2,300 people named Alita are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alita year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	81	#2,257
2024	91	#2,099
2023	112	#1,804
2022	108	#1,871
2021	116	#1,761
2020	181	#1,256
2019	170	#1,340
2018	26	#5,014
2017	9	#10,747
2016	8	#11,833
2015	9	#10,928
2014	10	#10,171
2013	10	#10,293
2012	16	#7,475
2011	22	#5,948
2010	11	#9,819
2009	13	#8,914
2008	11	#10,114
2007	16	#7,750
2006	26	#5,245
2005	32	#4,272
2004	20	#5,981
2003	20	#5,809
2002	18	#6,143
2001	14	#7,335
2000	23	#4,992
1995	10	#8,101
1990	25	#4,003
1985	13	#5,358
1980	25	#3,318
1975	26	#2,811
1970	21	#3,113
1965	28	#2,250
1960	23	#2,513
1955	32	#1,879
1950	23	#2,003
1945	9	#3,136
1940	16	#2,031
1935	7	#3,437
1930	9	#3,063
1925	10	#3,120
1920	6	#4,411
1915	8	#3,141
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alita, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alita?

The median living Alita is about 24 years old. Half of all living Alitas are between 5 and 54 years old.

How many people named Alita are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Alita are alive in the United States, based on 2,608 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alita mean?

A female given name from Spanish.

How popular is the name Alita in 2025?

Alita ranked #2,257 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 81 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alita?

2,608 babies have been named Alita in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alita most popular?

Alita peaked in 2020, when 181 newborns received the name.

Is Alita a boy or girl name?

Alita is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alita rising or falling?

Alita is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alita become more popular?

Alita is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 94 girls named Alita in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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