Zita comes from the Italian / Persian / Greek tradition, meaning Small Girl.
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How popular is Zita?
1922peak year
Zita reached its widest reach during the Roaring Twenties. In 1922, 69 babies received the name (ranked #887). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8501), with about 14 babies given the name annually. Zita's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 2,961 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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