Anita
Anita is a female given name: 99% of people named Anita are women, and it is recorded as female in 33 of the 33 countries covered.
Anita · Aníta
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Latvia, Netherlands
- Also spelled
- Aníta
- US births since 1880
- 684 male / 213,834 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Anita
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Anita," in English, "Guten Tag Anita," in German. Anita is a female given name: about 99% of people named Anita are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Anita,
German
Guten Tag Anita,
French
Bonjour Anita,
Spanish
Estimado/a Anita:
Chinese
Anita您好：
Japanese
Anita様
English
Hi Anita,
German
Hi Anita,
French
Salut Anita,
Spanish
Hola Anita,
Chinese
Anita你好：
Japanese
Anitaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Latvia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | common | woman's name | 2% |
| India and Sri Lanka | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 33 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Poland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
684 male · 213,834 female · 214,518 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Anita a male or female name?
Anita is a female given name: 99% of people named Anita are women, and it is recorded as female in 33 of the 33 countries covered.
How do I address Anita in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Anita," in English, "Guten Tag Anita," in German. Anita is a female given name: about 99% of people named Anita are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Anita a unisex name?
Anita is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Anita are men. Anita leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Anita a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/anita (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_anita,
title = {Is Anita a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/anita},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}