Is Zita a boy or girl name?

Zita is a girl’s name. Of the 2,977 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Zita

Recorded 1882–2025 · United States

Zita was most popular in 1922, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,650 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,977 people named Zita.

Zita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Zita’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,977 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 Zita

Where Zita 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