Recorded 1971–2022 Girls' name Peak 1994 445 births

Claritza — girls' name

445 babies named Claritza in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s471990s1482000s1492010s642020s20
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Claritza was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

23 babies were named Claritza in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Claritza

The Social Security Administration has registered 445 babies named Claritza between 1971 and 2022, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Claritza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claritza performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Claritza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Claritza in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claritza 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 445 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.

Claritza at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

445

Since 1971

52 years of records

Peak year

1994

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1971

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2022

Claritza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1971

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1994)
23
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Claritza by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
149 births that decade — 33% of Claritza's all-time total
1970s171980s471990s1482000s1492010s642020s20

Claritza by state

Where Claritza concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Claritza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
44 9.9%
#2 New York
17 3.8%
#3 Texas
13 2.9%
California share of Claritza's total US births 9.9%
Even split

44 of 445 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claritza?
445 babies have been named Claritza since 1971. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1994 with 23 births.
When was Claritza most popular?
Claritza was most popular in the 2000s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Claritza most popular?
The top states for the name Claritza are California (44 births), New York (17 births), Texas (13 births).
How long has the name Claritza been used?
Claritza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 52 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Claritza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clara, Claire, Claudia, Clarissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1971–2022 (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.