Girls' name · since 1968
Karlita
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.
- #27,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Karlita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 101 have been recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Karlita recorded 101 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2023.
- #27,007 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 101 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karlita ranks #27,007 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Karlita's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karlita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karlita's full recorded timeline at 1995, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karlita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2023
- Peak year (1978)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Karlita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (31 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Karlita's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Karlita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 31 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Karlita's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Karlita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1968–2023 (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 Karlita 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.