Is Alita a boy or girl name?

Alita is a girl’s name. Of the 2,608 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Alita

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Alita was most popular in 2020, when 181 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,335 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,080, with 81 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,608 people named Alita.

Alita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Alita’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,608 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Alita

Where Alita is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org