girl's name
Zita
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,165
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#921
2025 births
Zita is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1922, when 69 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Zita over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 |
| 1890s | 117 |
| 1900s | 164 |
| 1910s | 403 |
| 1920s | 544 |
| 1930s | 368 |
| 1940s | 240 |
| 1950s | 292 |
| 1960s | 196 |
| 1970s | 164 |
| 1980s | 65 |
| 1990s | 71 |
| 2000s | 100 |
| 2010s | 130 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 81 |
How popular is Zita?
In 2025, Zita was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Zita 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 Zita
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zita also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Zita 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 Zita
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zita
How popular is the name Zita?
In 2025, Zita was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zita a girl's or a boy's name?
Zita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Zita?
Zita has 2 syllables.
When was Zita most popular?
Zita peaked in 1922, when 69 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Zita a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zita currently ranks #921 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.