Vita

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A few things about Vita you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Vita

Vita Sackville-West

English writer, poet, and gardener (1892–1962)

Choose Vita and your child shares a first name with Vita Sackville-West, an English writer, poet, and gardener. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Vita, like who?” Vita Sackville-West's Wikipedia article is available in 42 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 50,251 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Vita, 32 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Vita would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryVita first shows up in US birth records in 1888, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 137 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1929, when it ranked #789. Today it's #4,352, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowVita is 2.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 129,870 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 50,251.
• 🍂TrendVita has slipped 511 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,352. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Latin, Vita means “life”. Our records link it to Italian, Latin and Scandinavian roots.

About the name Vita

Vita is a girl name of Italian, Latin and Scandinavian origin meaning “life”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with V and ending in “-ita”. US birth records list Vita for girls from 1888 to 2025, in 127 of those 138 years. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked #789 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,352, with 32 babies.

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