girl's name
Alita
- Origin Latvian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,955
Alita is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Alita is a name of Latvian origin.
- Peaked in 2020, when 181 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 40,932 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Alita over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 42 |
| 1920s | 94 |
| 1930s | 87 |
| 1940s | 125 |
| 1950s | 223 |
| 1960s | 275 |
| 1970s | 245 |
| 1980s | 202 |
| 1990s | 142 |
| 2000s | 193 |
| 2010s | 291 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 689 |
How popular is Alita?
In 2025, Alita was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Alita is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alita
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alita also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Alita in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Alita
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alita
How popular is the name Alita?
In 2025, Alita was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Alita a girl's or a boy's name?
Alita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Alita?
Alita has 3 syllables.
When was Alita most popular?
Alita peaked in 2020, when 181 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Alita a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alita currently ranks #1,450 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.