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Why parents love Anita- West Side Story's Anita won Rita Moreno the Oscar.
- Anita Hill changed workplace harassment law forever.
- Anita Baker has one of R&B's most beautiful voices.
- Three syllables with a warm, Spanish sound: ah-NEE-tah.
- The meaning grace carries Hannah heritage.
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The vibe of Anita
graceSpanishAnaWest Side StoryMorenoOscarHillharassment lawBakerR&B
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Origin & history of Anita
Hebrew Hannah (grace)
→ Ana
→ Spanish diminutive Anita
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2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Spanish diminutive; Anita Hill (born 1956).
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Today
Anita remains a beloved choice, ranking #1391 in the US. 215,683 babies have been named Anita since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Anita?
1957
peak year
Anita reached its widest reach during the post-war 1950s. In 1957, 5,811 babies were named Anita (ranked #81 nationally). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1391), with about 164 babies given the name annually. Anita's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 215,683 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
5,811
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #81)
(ranked #81)
164
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,640
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
215,683
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Anita9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
Anita's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — law-changing leadership. People named Anita tend to be warm, courageous, and gifted at changing laws while dancing and singing.
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Changes laws while dancing✦
West-Side-Story◈
Hill-law-changing◎
Baker-beautiful-voice♡
Spanish-graceA1
N5
I9
T2
A1
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Anita🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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