Girls' name · since 1958
Karita
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 197 babies named Karita, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Karita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 197 have been recorded since 1958.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karita has been recorded 197 times among girls since 1958, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2005.
- #19,966 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 197 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karita ranks #19,966 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 197 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Karita's 197 recorded births place it above 72.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Karita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karita's full recorded timeline at 1982, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% 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 1981 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2005
- Peak year (1981)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Karita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (93 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Karita's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Karita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 93 births (47% of all-time use).
Karita by state
Where Karita concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 197 births nationwide.
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What to do with Karita's data
- Karita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Karitas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Karita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1958–2005 (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 Karita 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.