Marlita — girls' name

What the Data Says About Marlita

The Social Security Administration has registered 212 babies named Marlita between 1936 and 1992, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marlita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marlita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Marlita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marlita 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 212 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.