Alita
Girl name · #2260 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 81 baby girls were named Alita, placing it at #2260 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #10866, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 22,222 girls born in 2025 was named Alita.
Babies named Alita per year. Source: SSA.
The 111-year story
Alita first appears in the Social Security records in 1914, when 10 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2020, when 181 girls were named Alita — good for #1256 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Alita in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Alita is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Alita will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Alita is most common
State-level data for Alita is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Alita
Statistically, parents drawn to Alita tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Delta, Astra, Aiyla, Amila, and Adora.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Alita | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | #2256 |
| 2024 | 91 | #2099 |
| 2023 | 112 | #1802 |
| 2022 | 108 | #1870 |
| 2021 | 116 | #1760 |
| 2020 | 181 | #1256 |
| 2019 | 170 | #1340 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5007 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10689 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11781 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10866 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10129 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10235 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7456 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5935 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9790 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8888 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10084 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7733 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5233 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4267 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5969 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5795 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6129 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7317 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Alita a popular girl name?
Alita ranked #2260 among girls in 2025 with 81 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10866.
When was the name Alita most popular?
Alita peaked in 2020, when 181 American girls received the name (ranked #1256 that year). Since 2020 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Alita?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 22,222 newborn American girls was named Alita. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.