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girls' name ★ peaked 1921

Vita

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,454 Trend ↑ Rising 35%

Vita is a feminine given name derived from the Latin word meaning life.

Rank 2025
#4,454
among girls · ↓884 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
32
named Vita · -27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 50,227
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1921
84 babies
All-time total
4,591
#2,718 all-time among girls
First recorded
1888
in Social Security records

Vita popularity over time

4,591 babies have been named Vita since 1888, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1929Girls

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 12 1 – #1,273
1890s – – – –
1900s 93 9 – #1,047
1910s 467 47 +402% #797
1920s 726 73 +55% #796
1930s 485 49 -33% #845
1940s 461 46 -5% #1,018
1950s 541 54 +17% #1,211
1960s 476 48 -12% #1,443
1970s 294 29 -38% #2,118
1980s 180 18 -39% #2,655
1990s 151 15 -16% #5,222
2000s 185 19 +23% #5,225
2010s 293 29 +58% #3,841
2020s (to 2025) 227 38 +29% #3,570

Where Vita 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 34 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 37 0.02 outside top 500
2029 38 0.02 outside top 500
2030 40 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Vita

Vita is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,454 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 4,591 American babies have been named Vita. Its peak came in 1921, when 84 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

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

How old are people named Vita?

The median living Vita is about 56 years old; half are between 23 and 70. An estimated 2,600 people named Vita are alive in the United States today.

median 56 020406080100

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

Vita year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 32 #4,454
2024 44 #3,570
2023 37 #4,039
2022 36 #4,102
2021 41 #3,731
2020 37 #3,908
2019 28 #4,899
2018 21 #5,995
2017 29 #4,801
2016 24 #5,606
2015 30 #4,718
2014 40 #3,841
2013 30 #4,746
2012 32 #4,594
2011 36 #4,145
2010 23 #5,967
2009 24 #5,884
2008 18 #7,397
2007 28 #5,225
2006 23 #5,892
2005 10 #10,885
2004 10 #10,655
2003 16 #7,192
2002 22 #5,439
2001 20 #5,810
2000 14 #7,564
1995 14 #6,630
1990 16 #5,829
1985 12 #6,024
1980 33 #2,798
1975 29 #2,679
1970 39 #2,118
1965 37 #1,913
1960 47 #1,654
1955 67 #1,245
1950 59 #1,211
1945 40 #1,278
1940 37 #1,217
1935 55 #945
1930 59 #955
1925 60 #968
1920 67 #893
1915 69 #797
1910 12 #1,416
1905 10 #1,295
1900 9 #1,424
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Vita

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

  1. 1 Vita Sackville-West Vita Sackville-West English writer and gardener (1892–1962) 19th century
  2. 2 Vita Semerenko Vita Semerenko Ukrainian biathlete (born 1986) Contemporary
  3. 3 Vita Styopina Vita Styopina Ukrainian high jumper (born 1976) Contemporary
  4. 4 Vita Palamar Ukrainian high jumper (born 1977) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Vita?

The median living Vita is about 56 years old. Half of all living Vitas are between 23 and 70 years old.

How many people named Vita are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Vita are alive in the United States, based on 4,591 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Vita mean?

Vita is a feminine given name derived from the Latin word meaning life.

How popular is the name Vita in 2025?

Vita ranked #4,454 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Vita?

4,591 babies have been named Vita in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Vita most popular?

Vita peaked in 1921, when 84 newborns received the name.

Is Vita a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Vita rising or falling?

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

Will Vita become more popular?

Vita is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 girls named Vita 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 Vita?

Well-known people named Vita include Vita Sackville-West (writer), Vita Semerenko (athlete), Vita Styopina (athlete).

Names like Vita

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

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