Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Ita
“one who is thirsty”
Ita is used as a given name and a surname. One Irish interpretation is “one who is thirsty.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “one who is thirsty.” Its derivation is not certain.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Irish, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
The name’s historical associations include a 6th-century saint.
Ita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 660
- 0 boys · 660 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #5,147 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +26%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,147 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New Jersey had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 860 as a first name in 2020; 383 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ita’s family of names
In German usage, Ita has a related form in Jutta. Ita is an English adaptation of Ide. Ita has a related form in Itta.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ita
- Ita EverEstonian actress (1931-2023)
- Ita RinaSlovenian actress (1907-1979)
- Ita WegmanDutch physician1876–1943
- Íte of KilleedyIrish saint475–570
- Ita KozakevičaLatvian journalist and politician (1955-1990)
- Ita EnangNigerian politicianborn 1962
- Ita ButtroseAustralian journalist and businesswomanborn 1942
- Ita SaksEstonian translator, publicist (1921-2003)
- Ita PurnamasariIndonesian singer and actressborn 1967
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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