Given name
Zanita
“a gracious gift from God”
Zanita is a variant of Zaneta. One Hebrew interpretation is “a gracious gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zanita is a variant of Zaneta. One Hebrew interpretation is “a gracious gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zanita is a variant of Zaneta. An origin associated with Zaneta is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zanita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 102
- 0 boys · 102 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 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 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 183 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 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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