Recorded 1968–2023 Girls' name Peak 1978 101 births

Karlita — girls' name

101 babies named Karlita in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s81980s311990s112000s112010s222020s13
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Karlita was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Karlita in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karlita

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Karlita between 1968 and 2023, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karlita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karlita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Karlita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karlita 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 101 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.

Karlita at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

101

Since 1968

56 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1968

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2023

Karlita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1968

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Karlita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 31% of Karlita's all-time total
1960s51970s81980s311990s112000s112010s222020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karlita?
101 babies have been named Karlita since 1968. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Karlita most popular?
Karlita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Karlita been used?
Karlita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 56 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Karlita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, 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, 1968–2023 (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.