Clarita — #12152 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Clarita

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,236 babies named Clarita between 1892 and 2024, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clarita currently holds the #12152 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clarita performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Clarita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Clarita in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clarita 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 1,236 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.