Girls' name · since 1901
Marita
Since 1901, U.S. Social Security records show 5,088 babies named Marita, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,563 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,088
- born since 1901
- 1950s
- peak decade
5,088 babies have been named Marita since 1901, making it today's #6563 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marita has been recorded 5,088 times among girls since 1901, currently ranked #6563 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2025.
- #2,546 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,563 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,088 born since 1901
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marita ranks #2,546 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,563 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,088 born since 1901, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,563 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,088
- born since 1901
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marita's 5,088 recorded births place it above 96.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Marita compares
5,088 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marita's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,088 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 125 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marita's full recorded timeline at 1967, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 125 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 125
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Marita by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,056 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Marita's strongest decade.
1,056 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Marita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s 198
1910s
198 births
- 1920s 361
1920s
361 births
- 1930s
1930s
578 births
- 1940s
1940s
773 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,056 births
- 1960s
1960s
787 births
- 1970s 389
1970s
389 births
- 1980s 365
1980s
365 births
- 1990s 224
1990s
224 births
- 2000s 139
2000s
139 births
- 2010s 137
2010s
137 births
- 2020s 68
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,056 births (21% of all-time use).
How Marita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marita's total volume
Marita by state
Where Marita concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 363 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 242 | 4.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 175 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 121 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 120 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 100 | 2.0% |
| #7 | California | | 96 | 1.9% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 51 | 1.0% |
363 of 5,088 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Marita appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marita's data
- Marita's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,056 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Maritas (363 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Marita
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~124 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, 1901–2025 (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 Marita 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.