Ita

Ita was the #5,099 girls' name in the US in 2025 (25 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales.

Ita as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ita as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Ita as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#5,099 (25)#3,705 (6)——
2024#8,443 (12)#4,193 (5)——
2023#5,549 (22)———
2022#5,309 (24)#4,646 (4)——
2021#7,250 (15)#3,192 (7)——
2020#7,559 (14)#3,899 (5)——
2019#6,176 (19)———
2018#6,792 (17)#5,666 (3)—#2,892 (6)
2017#7,442 (15)#4,063 (5)——
2016#8,393 (13)———
2015#6,977 (17)———
2014#10,129 (10)#4,684 (4)——
2013#5,317 (25)#5,742 (3)——
2012#7,804 (15)———
2011#7,436 (16)#5,785 (3)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1901 at #1,679.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1900.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ita is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 77,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 34,000 to 1 in 170,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ita by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #718NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ita (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ItaCanadaGirls—too few
ItaEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
ItaIrelandGirls—too few
ItaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ItaUSGirls#5,09925