Zita

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

⭐ Famous Zita

Zita Hanrot

French film and television actress

Choose Zita and your child shares a first name with Zita Hanrot, a French film and television actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Zita, like who?” Zita Hanrot's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 100,000 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Zita, 16 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Zita would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryZita first shows up in US birth records in 1882, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 143 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1884, when it ranked #640. Today it's #6,838, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendZita has climbed 721 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #6,838. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Zita means “little girl”. Our records link it to Arabic, Hungarian and Italian roots.
• 🌍OriginZita is the #9 most popular Hungarian girl name in the US. That's out of 41 Hungarian girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Zita

Zita is a girl name of Arabic, Hungarian and Italian origin meaning “little girl”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with Z and ending in “-ita”. US birth records list Zita for girls from 1882 to 2025, in 136 of those 144 years. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked #640 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #6,838, with 16 babies.

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