The baby name Anita appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1960 with 7,451 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Anita has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 343 |
| 1911 | 382 |
| 1912 | 589 |
| 1913 | 607 |
| 1914 | 824 |
| 1915 | 1,371 |
| 1916 | 1,628 |
| 1917 | 1,939 |
| 1918 | 1,801 |
| 1919 | 1,709 |
| 1920 | 2,147 |
| 1921 | 2,169 |
| 1922 | 1,916 |
| 1923 | 2,325 |
| 1924 | 2,383 |
| 1925 | 2,386 |
| 1926 | 2,168 |
| 1927 | 2,224 |
| 1928 | 2,524 |
| 1929 | 2,921 |
| 1930 | 3,236 |
| 1931 | 2,680 |
| 1932 | 2,766 |
| 1933 | 2,537 |
| 1934 | 2,028 |
| 1935 | 2,672 |
| 1936 | 2,675 |
| 1937 | 3,228 |
| 1938 | 3,061 |
| 1939 | 2,930 |
| 1940 | 3,233 |
| 1941 | 2,939 |
| 1942 | 3,045 |
| 1943 | 3,981 |
| 1944 | 2,872 |
| 1945 | 2,843 |
| 1946 | 4,284 |
| 1947 | 4,806 |
| 1948 | 4,056 |
| 1949 | 4,021 |
| 1950 | 4,547 |
| 1951 | 4,748 |
| 1952 | 5,379 |
| 1953 | 5,621 |
| 1954 | 5,421 |
| 1955 | 5,582 |
| 1955 | 15 |
| 1956 | 6,914 |
| 1957 | 7,317 |
| 1958 | 7,281 |
| 1959 | 7,010 |
| 1960 | 7,451 |
| 1961 | 7,440 |
| 1962 | 7,273 |
| 1963 | 6,383 |
| 1964 | 6,110 |
| 1964 | 10 |
| 1965 | 5,052 |
| 1966 | 4,809 |
| 1967 | 4,328 |
| 1968 | 3,783 |
| 1969 | 3,692 |
| 1970 | 3,665 |
| 1971 | 3,335 |
| 1972 | 2,806 |
| 1973 | 2,292 |
| 1974 | 2,316 |
| 1975 | 2,009 |
| 1976 | 1,730 |
| 1977 | 1,835 |
| 1978 | 1,454 |
| 1979 | 1,262 |
| 1980 | 1,329 |
| 1981 | 1,085 |
| 1982 | 982 |
| 1983 | 887 |
| 1984 | 912 |
| 1985 | 767 |
| 1986 | 781 |
| 1987 | 865 |
| 1988 | 794 |
| 1989 | 756 |
| 1990 | 532 |
| 1991 | 603 |
| 1992 | 470 |
| 1993 | 418 |
| 1994 | 340 |
| 1995 | 305 |
| 1996 | 374 |
| 1997 | 350 |
| 1998 | 289 |
| 1999 | 230 |
| 2000 | 228 |
| 2001 | 259 |
| 2002 | 155 |
| 2003 | 194 |
| 2004 | 238 |
| 2005 | 217 |
| 2006 | 164 |
| 2007 | 166 |
| 2008 | 195 |
| 2009 | 118 |
| 2010 | 120 |
| 2011 | 122 |
| 2012 | 80 |
| 2013 | 68 |
| 2014 | 68 |
| 2015 | 122 |
| 2016 | 120 |
| 2017 | 135 |
| 2018 | 110 |
| 2019 | 110 |
| 2020 | 79 |
| 2021 | 65 |
| 2022 | 109 |
| 2023 | 78 |
| 2024 | 108 |