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Zita

/ˈzitə/ · 100% girls · 16 born in 2025

Zita has been given to about 2,977 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈzitə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,445
Median age today64 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zita per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1922 · 69
  • Born in 202516
  • All time2,977
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Zita?

Its best year was 1922, when 69 babies were given the name, ranking 887th. The typical living American called Zita is about 64 years old today.

Names that sound like Zita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rita0.81
  2. Nita0.81
  3. Vita0.81
  4. Lita0.81
  5. Zina0.75
  6. Anita0.65
  7. Rosita0.67
  8. Sarita0.67

Middle names for Zita

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zita Josephine0.84
  2. Zita Rose0.83
  3. Zita Louise0.83
  4. Zita June0.82
  5. Zita Pearl0.82
  6. Zita Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Zita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.87
  2. Elouisesister · 0.84
  3. Lenorasister · 0.84
  4. Louiebrother · 0.83
  5. Forestbrother · 0.82
  6. Amosbrother · 0.82

Where Zita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Zita White0.78
    2. Zita Reyes0.78
    3. Zita Nguyen0.78
    4. Zita Moore0.78
    5. Zita Lee0.78
    6. Zita Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Zita

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.