Recorded 1953–1998 Girls' name Peak 1970 206 births

Jarita — girls' name

206 babies named Jarita in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

206 girls have been named Jarita since 1953, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1998.

206
total births
1953–1998
years on record
1970s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jarita was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

14 babies were named Jarita in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarita

The Social Security Administration has registered 206 babies named Jarita between 1953 and 1998, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jarita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jarita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarita 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 206 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.

Jarita at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

206

Since 1953

46 years of records

Peak year

1970

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1953

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1998

Jarita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1953

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1970)
14
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
46810121416 1998198619821978197219621953 5

Jarita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
78 births that decade — 38% of Jarita's all-time total
1950s201960s241970s781980s721990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarita?
206 babies have been named Jarita since 1953. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1970 with 14 births.
When was Jarita most popular?
Jarita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Jarita been used?
Jarita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 46 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Jarita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jariah, Jariyah, Jarely, Jara, 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, 1953–1998 (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.