Recorded 1972–1983 Girls' name Peak 1975 28 births

Chalita — girls' name

28 babies named Chalita in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

28 girls have been named Chalita since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.

28
total births
1972–1983
years on record
1970s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Chalita was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

6 babies were named Chalita in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chalita

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Chalita between 1972 and 1983, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chalita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chalita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chalita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chalita 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 28 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.

Chalita at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

28

Since 1972

12 years of records

Peak year

1975

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1972

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1983

Chalita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1972

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1975)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Chalita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 61% of Chalita's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chalita?
28 babies have been named Chalita since 1972. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1975 with 6 births.
When was Chalita most popular?
Chalita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Chalita been used?
Chalita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 12 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Chalita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, 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, 1972–1983 (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.