Alita Girl
How popular is Alita?
#2,256 girl name in 2025
81 baby girls were named Alita in the US in 2025, making it the 2256th most popular girl name.
2,270living people named Alita (est.)
25median age of people named Alita
2,608babies named Alita since 1880
1 in 40,930US babies born in 2025
Alita popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,256 for girls (▼ 157 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 81 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+800% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,861 in 2015, #1,256 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2020 (181 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,256 in 2020 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Alita is most popular
Babies named Alita per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Minnesota: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (77 girls)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (28 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 girls)
Alita by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 42 | #2,264 |
| 1920s | 94 | #2,300 |
| 1930s | 87 | #2,642 |
| 1940s | 125 | #2,028 |
| 1950s | 223 | #1,841 |
| 1960s | 275 | #2,093 |
| 1970s | 245 | #2,349 |
| 1980s | 202 | #2,852 |
| 1990s | 142 | #3,998 |
| 2000s | 193 | #4,263 |
| 2010s | 291 | #1,340 |
| 2020s | 689 | #1,256 |
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Questions
- Is Alita a boy or girl name?
- Alita is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alita were girls.
- How popular is the name Alita?
- 81 baby girls were named Alita in the US in 2025, making it the 2256th most popular girl name.
- When was Alita most popular?
- Alita peaked in 2020, when 181 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,256 in 2020.
- How many people are named Alita?
- 2,608 babies have been named Alita in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,270 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Alita most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alita was most common in Minnesota, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.