Gitta
given name · Latin script
Meaning: ) Gitte: seit dem 19
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ɟɪtʰa/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Gitta is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the Netherlands than in any other country.
- DKDenmark1 in 23K(measured from records)
- NLNetherlands1 in 60K
- FIFinland1 in 63K
carrying the name, as counted by each country's national register. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Netherlands (measured from records)
- Sources
- 38 (measured from records)
- 1 in 23K (inferred from the name graph)
287 people
Highest-authority source
Denmark
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
) Gitte: seit dem 19. Jh. vorkom mender weibl. Vom., Kurzform von
Sources 1
- DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen
Attested across 30 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Gitta counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Netherlands | 287 | 1 in 60K | 287 | Gitta | 3 |
| US United States | 257 | 1 in 1.3M | 257 | Gitta | 11 |
| DK Denmark | 255 | 1 in 23K | 255 | Gitta | 38 |
| FI Finland | 88 | 1 in 63K | 116 | Gitta | 4 |
| SE Sweden | 58 | 1 in 176K | 58 | Gitta | 11 |
| IS Iceland | 2 | 1 in 175K | 2 | — | 1 |
287 people counted by Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018). Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts); Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018); Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register); DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup); Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population); Þjóðskrá Íslands — Name frequencies (NafnTíðni, registry). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Gitta is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Swedish, to bring oneself to, to care, to have strength or power enough, to be able to
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In se, solidly, firmly, tightly
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Hausa, small axe/ax
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Ghitta Carellb. 1899HUnot in their usual nameItalian-Hungarian photographer (1899–1972)
- Gitta Alpárb. 1903HUHungarian-born opera and operetta soprano
- Gitta Mallaszb. 1907FRHungarian artist
- Gitta Bauerb. 1919DEGerman journalist and Righteous Among the Nations
- Gitta Serenyb. 1921ATAustrian publicist and writer (1921–2012)
- Gitta Trauernichtb. 1951DEGerman politician
- Gitta Schweighöferb. 1954DEGerman actress
- Gitta Escherb. 1957DEEast German gymnast
- Gitta Schüßlerb. 1961DEGerman politician
- Gitta Connemannb. 1964DEGerman politician
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 39 sources across 23 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Netherlands | Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018) | — | 287 | #2,877 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 257 | #32,621 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 255 | #876 |
| NL Netherlands | Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (live per-name BRP counts, 1790-2017) | — | 228 | #5,060 |
| FI Finland | DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup) | — | 116 | #2,615 |
| FI Finland | DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register) | — | 88 | — |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 58 | #12,452 |
| SE Sweden | SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) | 2010 | 43 | — |
| SE Sweden | SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) | 2019 | 42 | — |
| SE Sweden | SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) | 2011 | 42 | — |
| SE Sweden | SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) | 2009 | 42 | — |
| SE Sweden | SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) | 2005 | 42 | — |
Reference works 3
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Gitta?
- A machine transcription gives /ɟɪtʰa/ (IPA) for German.
- What does the name Gitta mean?
- Recorded meaning: ) Gitte: seit dem 19.
- Is Gitta a male or female name?
- Gitta is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- What are other forms of the name Gitta?
- In the etymology graph, Margaret, Rita and Margarita are forms of the same name in other languages; it is recorded as a short form of Brigitta.
- In which country does Gitta have the most bearers?
- In the Netherlands, the national register counted about 287 people named Gitta, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled gitta.
- Where is Gitta most common?
- Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Gitta is densest in Denmark — about 1 in 23 thousand people — even though Netherlands holds more of our records for it.
- How common is the name Gitta?
- In the Netherlands, the national register counted 287 people named Gitta, about 1 in 60 thousand residents.
What do you want to know about Gitta?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/gittaThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Gitta”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.