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Nita
OriginHindi, Hebrew, and Choctaw
Meaning"friendly, to plant, and bear"
US Rank#12827
2025 SSA
About Nita
One of those slender names, like Lena or Etta, that's used in several cultures and carries a range of meanings. But by being so many things, it doesn't feel decidedly like anything.
Pronounced NEE-tuh.
As of October 2026, Nita ranked #12827 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #432 in 1895.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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American silent film actress
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U.S. Congresswoman from New York
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- Nita Strauss
American hard rock guitarist
- Ruth Nita Barrow
first woman governor,general of Barbados
Nita in pop culture
- Shortened form of Anita
Juanita, Marghanita, etc.
- Nita Mistry
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- Juanita "Nita
" character in the Divergent series
- Nita Raymundo
main character on Filipino TV series "Nita Negrita"
- Nita
main character on Disney's 'Brother Bear 2'.
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