Recorded 1926–1961 Girls' name Peak 1961 36 births

Maryrita — girls' name

36 babies named Maryrita in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s151950s51960s11

The verdict

36 girls have been named Maryrita since 1926, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1961.

36
total births
1926–1961
years on record
1940s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Maryrita was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

6 babies were named Maryrita in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maryrita

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Maryrita between 1926 and 1961, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maryrita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maryrita performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maryrita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maryrita 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 36 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.

Maryrita at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

36

Since 1926

36 years of records

Peak year

1961

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1926

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1961

Maryrita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1926

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1961)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.5 1961196019561949194819471926 5

Maryrita by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
15 births that decade — 42% of Maryrita's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maryrita?
36 babies have been named Maryrita since 1926. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1961 with 6 births.
When was Maryrita most popular?
Maryrita was most popular in the 1940s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Maryrita been used?
Maryrita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 36 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Maryrita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, 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, 1926–1961 (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.