girl's name

Kita

  • Origin Atayal
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 180

Kita is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Kita is a name of Atayal origin.
  • Peaked in 1977, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1950.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kita over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '20
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Births named Kita by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 27
1960s 19
1970s 68
1980s 34
1990s 6
2000s 10
2020s (to 2024) 12

How popular is Kita?

In 2024, Kita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kita is used

England & Wales #4,201 4 in 2005
United States #15,562 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Kita

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kita also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kita

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kita

How popular is the name Kita?

In 2024, Kita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kita a girl's or a boy's name?

Kita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kita?

Kita has 2 syllables.

When was Kita most popular?

Kita peaked in 1977, when 13 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.