Nita
Usage of Nita in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Nita against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Nita is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Nita is a Spanish short form of Juanita or Anita, glossed as “gracious.” Nita also has a Native American meaning, “bear.” Nita is a Hindi name meaning “friendly” or “amiable.”
Nita in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 7 girls were named Nita, making it the #11932 girls' name in the US. Since 1881, 14,268 girls have been named Nita, with the most (403) in 1956.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | #484 girls (all ages) | 773 | Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), 2026 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Nita in other languages
- Anita Dutch, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian
- Inita Latvian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Nita
There are 16 towns and villages with Nita in their name, in 11 countries.
🇧🇷 Brazil 3🇨🇳 China 2🇯🇵 Japan 2🇵🇭 Philippines 2🇮🇩 Indonesia 1🇱🇷 Liberia 1🇲🇿 Mozambique 1🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dongniu Nita | Inner Mongolia, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Nita | Pará, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Nita | Yunnan, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Nita | East Nusa Tenggara, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
| Nita | Mie, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
| Nita | Hokkaido, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
| Nita | Bong County, 🇱🇷 Liberia | – | Map |
| Nita | Cabo Delgado Province, 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – | Map |
| Nita | Calabarzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | – | Map |
| Nita | Cagayan Valley, 🇵🇭 Philippines | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Nita
There are 5 lakes and reservoirs with Nita in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 3🇺🇸 United States 2
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Lac Nita | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Nita | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Nita | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Nita Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nita Lake | Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Nita songs
One song on Wikidata has Nita in its title:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Nita
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Nita.
Fictional characters named Nita
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Nita as a pet name
FurryName has found 15 dogs named Nita in public pet registers, making it the #4,486 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Richmond (1), Maple Ridge (1), Zurich (1). Nita as a dog name →
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