Alita has been given to about 2,608 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2020, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2020, when 181 babies were given the name, ranking 1256th. The typical living American called Alita is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.