Meaning of name Anita

The name Anita has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

As a baby girl name, Anita is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 926 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Anita remained at the same ranking of 1000. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Anita in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Anita is very likely a(n) Spanish variant of the name Ana. See other suggested Spanish girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Ana.

The following names are baby names related to Anita and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Anita: Boys - Aaron, Abel, Abner, Abraham, Adam, Aden, Adriel, Alpheus, Alvah, Amarion, Amon, Girls - Alisa, Aliza, Annemarie, Annmarie, Ardith, Ayla, Daneil, Dania, Etha, Hanna, Jemima, Kaylah, Leah, Nitza, Nizana, Oralia, Rayna, Ruthann, Zetta, Both genders - Sharon

The name Anita is a variant of Ana. Other popular variants of the name Ana are: Anai, Anaia, Anita (Spanish), Hannah

We think the name Anita should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

See other Traditional girl names

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Anita to be: A quiet and sweet, but also determined character

In one word, you might describe Anita as a(n) "sweet" person.

See other "sweet" names for girls.