Vita

♀ Girl

Pronounced VEE-tah /ˈvi.tɑ/High

Meaning: Life; from Latin vita — also a feminine of Vitus and a short form of names like DavitaHigh

In 30 seconds: Life itself, in two crisp syllables: Vita is Latin for living — the word inside vital and vitamin. Vita Sackville-West gave it literary glamour; the meaning gives it everything else.

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Origin HighLatin, Italian

MeaningLife; from Latin vita — also a feminine of Vitus and a short form of names like Davita

U.S. rank (2025)#4454 ↘ Falling

2025 U.S. births32 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1921

Total births (all-time)≈ 4,591

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Vita is Latin vita, 'life' — the root of vital, vitality, and vitamin — used as a feminine of the saint's name Vitus and a short form of Davita and Vittoria. Writer-gardener Vita Sackville-West and the parallel Hebrew Chaya ('life') give it cross-cultural warmth.

It is climbing again as Vivian and Vera revive, sleek and meaning-rich. Rare in the U.S. — life, abbreviated to elegance.

Did you know? Vita Sackville-West — aristocrat, gardener, and Virginia Woolf's beloved — inspired Woolf's Orlando, making this 'life' name the muse of one of literature's great love letters.

Overall data confidence 90%

Behind the Name — Vita — etymology

Variations

VitaeVittoriaChaya

Nicknames

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Famous Bearers

★Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962)
English poet, novelist and garden designer

If you like Vita…

Vivian— a fellow 'life'-rooted V-classic

Vera— the companion vintage V-name in revival

Nova— another short luminous modern pick

Rita— another Italian name

Violetta— a similarly popular pick

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Vita mean?

Vita is Latin for 'life' — the root of vital and vitality.

How do you pronounce Vita?

It's said VEE-tah /ˈvi.tɑ/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Vita a boy or girl name?

Vita is a girl's name.

How popular is Vita?

Vita is a rare name in the U.S., rising with the V-name revival.