Baby name
FADING
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Anita
/ah · NEE · tuh/
Meaning
“Grace, favor”
Spanish diminutive of Anna from Hebrew 'Hannah' meaning 'gracious'; Latin heritage classic.
Nicknames
ana · ani · ita
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
1950s-1980s top-20 Spanish-speaking contexts; now perceived as dated; generational marker.
The cultural moment.
Declining globally; associated with 1950s-1980s births; minimal post-2010 adoption; under 150 annual US births.