Girls' name · since 1892
Clarita
1,244 babies named Clarita in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,456 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,958 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,244
- born since 1892
- 1930s
- peak decade
Clarita currently ranks #10958 among girls' names in America, with 1,244 babies recorded since 1892.
Clarita has 1,244 recorded births among girls since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10958 as of the latest data, more common than 37% of girls, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #6,456 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,958 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,244 born since 1892
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarita ranks #6,456 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,958 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,244 born since 1892, peaking in the 1930s.
- #6,456 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,958 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,244
- born since 1892
- 1930s
- peak decade
Clarita's 1,244 recorded births place it above 91.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Clarita compares
1,244 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Clarita's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Clarita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,244 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Clarita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clarita splits its recorded history at 1967: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clarita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (1932)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Clarita by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (182 births, 15% of the file).
1930s was Clarita's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Clarita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1910s 58
1910s
58 births
- 1920s
1920s
120 births
- 1930s
1930s
182 births
- 1940s
1940s
136 births
- 1950s
1950s
140 births
- 1960s
1960s
110 births
- 1970s
1970s
99 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s 66
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 182 births (15% of all-time use).
How Clarita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Clarita's total volume
Clarita by state
Where Clarita concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 22 | 1.8% |
| #2 | California | | 18 | 1.4% |
22 of 1,244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Clarita's data
- Clarita's decade-level peak was the 1930s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Claritas (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clarita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~133 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1892–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Clarita draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.