Given name & surname
Quita
“one who is peaceful; tranquil”
Quita is a variant of Quiterie. One French interpretation is “one who is peaceful; tranquil.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quita is a variant of Quiterie. One French interpretation is “one who is peaceful; tranquil.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Quita is a variant of Quiterie. An origin associated with Quiterie is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 140
- 0 boys · 140 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 10 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 6 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 345 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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