Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Norwegian use, Annita has a related form in Anita. An origin associated with Anita is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Annita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,376
- 0 boys · 1,376 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,385 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Annita’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Annita has a related form in Anita.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Annita
- Annita DemetriouCypriot politician (born 1985)
- Annita á FríðriksmørkFaroese politicianborn 1968
- Annita van DoornDutch short track speed skaterborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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