Girl
Anita
The name Anita carries the meaning "Grace", with roots in Spanish. It belongs mostly to the 1950s at this point. These days, it is familiar to most people. Its single strongest year on record was 1957.
SpanishGrace
SpanishDiminutive of Ana
Births by decade
1900s
2,149
1910s
9,563
1920s
18,116
1930s
22,333
1940s
32,643
1950s
47,697
1960s
44,538
1970s
18,913
1980s
8,642
1990s
4,577
2000s
2,469
2010s
1,322
Peaked in the 1950s · 212,962 total U.S. births since 1900