Total births
446
Girls' name · since 1971
Claritza
Claritza has 446 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 446
- total births
- 1971–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Claritza is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 446 have been recorded since 1971.
Claritza has 446 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2022.
- 446 total births
- 1971–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
446 girls have been named Claritza since 1971, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 446
- total births
- 1971–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
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.
Claritza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Claritza's full recorded timeline at 2000, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Claritza at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1971
Claritza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2022
- Peak year (1994)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Claritza by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Claritza's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Claritza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
148 births
- 2000s
2000s
149 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 149 births (33% of all-time use).
Claritza by state
Where Claritza concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 10.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 17 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 13 | 2.9% |
California share of Claritza's total US births 10.1%
Even split
45 of 446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Claritza? ▼
Claritza has been given to 446 babies in the U.S. since 1971, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 23 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
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 (45 births), New York (17 births), Texas (13 births).
How long has the name Claritza been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Claritza since 1971 -- 52 years through the most recent 2022 data.
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.
What to do with Claritza's data
- Claritza's decade-level peak was the 2000s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Claritzas (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Claritza
Nearby Names Like Claritza
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Claritza
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Claire Girl
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Claudia Girl
#1086 128,318 births
Clarissa Girl
#1161 40,484 births
Clare Girl
#948 31,456 births
Compare Claritza side by side: Claritza vs Clara Claritza vs Claire Claritza vs Claudia
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1971–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Claritza: Baby Name Since 1971 - 446 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/claritza. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Claritza 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 July 2026.