Recorded 1931–1970 Girls' name Peak 1931 107 births

Jorita — girls' name

107 babies named Jorita in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s191940s251950s411960s171970s5
1950s
Peak decade

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

1931
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jorita in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jorita

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Jorita between 1931 and 1970, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jorita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jorita performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jorita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jorita 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 107 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.

Jorita at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

107

Since 1931

40 years of records

Peak year

1931

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1931

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1970

Jorita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1931

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1931)
9
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
45678910 1970196119571952194119341931 9

Jorita by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
41 births that decade — 38% of Jorita's all-time total
1930s191940s251950s411960s171970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jorita?
107 babies have been named Jorita since 1931. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1931 with 9 births.
When was Jorita most popular?
Jorita was most popular in the 1950s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Jorita been used?
Jorita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 40 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Jorita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jordan, Jordyn, Jordynn, Jordin, 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, 1931–1970 (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.