Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2013

Ita

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,147 Trend ↑ Rising 23%
Rank 2025
#5,147
among girls · ↑3,505 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Ita
How common
1 in 64,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2013
25 babies
All-time total
660
#9,903 all-time among girls
First recorded
1900
in Social Security records

Ita popularity over time

660 babies have been named Ita since 1900, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1901Girls

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 26 3 – #1,800
1910s 27 3 +4% #3,125
1920s 49 5 +81% #3,216
1930s 11 1 -78% #3,943
1940s 5 1 -55% #5,569
1950s 5 1 0% #6,022
1960s 33 3 +560% #5,029
1970s 34 3 +3% #6,006
1980s 51 5 +50% #6,029
1990s 45 5 -12% #8,366
2000s 101 10 +124% #7,561
2010s 161 16 +59% #5,382
2020s (to 2025) 112 19 +16% #5,147

Where Ita 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 26 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 27 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 28 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Ita

Ita is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,147 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1900, 660 American babies have been named Ita. Its peak came in 2013, when 25 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Ita stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ita?

The median living Ita is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 33. An estimated 500 people named Ita are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Ita year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 25 #5,147
2024 12 #8,652
2023 22 #5,633
2022 24 #5,376
2021 15 #7,408
2020 14 #7,714
2019 19 #6,273
2018 17 #6,918
2017 15 #7,608
2016 13 #8,584
2015 17 #7,098
2014 10 #10,461
2013 25 #5,382
2012 15 #7,980
2011 16 #7,572
2010 14 #8,433
2009 11 #10,245
2008 11 #10,353
2007 13 #9,203
2006 12 #9,525
2005 12 #9,101
2004 15 #7,561
2003 8 #11,732
2002 7 #12,712
2001 5 #16,303
2000 7 #12,293
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 5 #11,290
1980 – –
1975 6 #8,358
1970 8 #6,006
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 7 #4,208
1920 10 #3,216
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 5 #2,075
1900 5 #2,061
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Ita

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ita Ever Ita Ever Estonian actress (1931–2023) Contemporary
  2. 2 Ita Rina Ita Rina Slovenian film actress and beauty queen (1907-1979) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ita?

The median living Ita is about 15 years old. Half of all living Itas are between 7 and 33 years old.

How many people named Ita are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Ita are alive in the United States, based on 660 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ita in 2025?

Ita ranked #5,147 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ita?

660 babies have been named Ita in the United States since 1900, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ita most popular?

Ita peaked in 2013, when 25 newborns received the name.

Is Ita a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ita rising or falling?

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

Will Ita become more popular?

Ita is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 girls named Ita in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ita?

Well-known people named Ita include Ita Ever (actor), Ita Rina (actor).

Names like Ita

Names that sound and feel close to Ita: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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