Meaning of the nameAlita
- Female
- A-li-ta
Alita is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, with the largest number of records among people born from 2020 to 2022.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,033 people named Alita, the 8,102nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 27, and the largest group was born in 2020 to 2022. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Alita is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,033
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,102
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 824
- people
Alita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alita, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (267 people).
1,024 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Alita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 165 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 113 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 90 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 65 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 50 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 49 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 45 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alita
The origin of the spelling Alita is uncertain. Behind the Name treats it as a rare feminine name in English and says only that it is possibly a variant of Alethea. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,033 people named Alita, with a median age of 27; there are records in every decade from before 1940, and the largest number is of people born from 2020 to 2022. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Alita · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Alita
What does the name Alita mean?
The meaning of Alita is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Alita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,033 people with the first name Alita, which ranks it number 8,102 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Alita a boy's or a girl's name?
Alita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,024 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Alita most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Alita (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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