Recorded 1918–1987 Girls' name Peak 1932 220 births

Arita — girls' name

220 babies named Arita in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s281930s341940s381950s391960s411970s171980s13
1960s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Arita was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

10 babies were named Arita in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arita

The Social Security Administration has registered 220 babies named Arita between 1918 and 1987, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arita performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Arita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 220 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arita at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

220

Since 1918

70 years of records

Peak year

1932

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1918

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1987

Arita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1918

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1932)
10
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
4681012 19871968196019511943193519261918 5

Arita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
41 births that decade — 19% of Arita's all-time total
1910s101920s281930s341940s381950s391960s411970s171980s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arita?
220 babies have been named Arita since 1918. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1932 with 10 births.
When was Arita most popular?
Arita was most popular in the 1960s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Arita been used?
Arita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 70 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Arita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariana, Arianna, Aria, Ariel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.