babyNamedAnita
“diminutive of Anne, grace”
Girl’s name, of Spanish origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 787th
- births in 2023–2025
- 160
- babies born in France
- 1 in 11,364
- −0.1% a year recently
- Stable
- record year (since 1900)
- 1960
Meaning and origin of Anita
Anita means “diminutive of Anne, grace” and is of Spanish origin.
Popularity of Anita in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1960.
- Over recent years, Anita has been stable (−0.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Anita every 57 schools.
Anita in English-speaking countries
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
701st girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,970
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
972nd girls’ name31 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,984
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,414th girls’ name469 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,303−0.7% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
42 babies in 3 years1 girl in 18,282
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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