Elita
Feminine
Elita is a three-syllable name that sounds like the word elite, and it may be the tail of a longer Spanish name. It is bright and light, with the stress in the middle.
How old is the name Elita?
Elita first appears in US birth records in 1919 — 106 years ago. The typical Elita alive today was born around 1983, making them about 42 years old. About 500 people named Elita are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Elita most popular?
Elita peaked in 1919, reaching #3817 nationally. See the whole 1919 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Elita
The word elite came into English from French, where it meant chosen, the past participle of élire, to choose; behind it stands Latin eligere, the same verb that gave English elect and eligible. Elita sounds like it, though it most likely began as the tail of a longer name such as Carmelita. A name that echoes the word for chosen is a kind thing to hand a daughter.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Elita. It may shorten Carmelita or Estelita, and it resembles the word elite; no record says which, if any, a family meant.
Pronouncing Elita
eh-LEE-tuh
Stress on the middle syllable.
Nicknames for Elita
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1919
- Most girls named
- 197516 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3817reached in 1919
- Change vs 2022
- +116.7%13 in 2024, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Elitas among us
people named Elita are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Elita sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is bright and easy to say.
- Eli and Lita give two short forms.
- People will hear the word elite, which some will tease about.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Elitas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Elita are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Elita in 2025?
- Elita is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Elita with classmates?
- Elita will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More E names
The most-given names starting with E, all years combined.
Elizabeth#17 · Emily#34 · Emma#3 · Evelyn#8 · Ella#29 · Eleanor#12 · Erin#833 · Edna#2458
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