Meaning of the nameNita
- Female
- Ni-ta
Nita is a short feminine name, which Wiktionary records in English as a short form of Anita and of other names ending in -nita; in Brazil, its origin is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 861 people named Nita, the 9,158th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 60, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Nita 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)
- 861
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,158
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,182
- people
Nita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nita, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (193 people).
851 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 Nita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 103 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 100 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 84 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 73 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 50 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 48 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 48 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 46 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nita
Wiktionary records Nita in English as a short form of Anita and of other names ending in -nita; for its use in Brazil, the origin of the name is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Nita with the spelling variant Neita. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 861 people named Nita, with a median age of 60. Almost all are women, and most were born in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Nita · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nita · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Nita
What does the name Nita mean?
The meaning of Nita 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 Nita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 861 people with the first name Nita, which ranks it number 9,158 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nita a boy's or a girl's name?
Nita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 851 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nita most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Nita (100 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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