Recorded 1987–1996 Girls' name Peak 1989 42 births

Rakita — girls' name

42 babies named Rakita in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s19
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Rakita was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

11 babies were named Rakita in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rakita

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Rakita between 1987 and 1996, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rakita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rakita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rakita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rakita 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 42 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.

Rakita at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

42

Since 1987

10 years of records

Peak year

1989

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1987

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1996

Rakita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1987

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1989)
11
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 199619911990198919881987 6

Rakita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 55% of Rakita's all-time total
1980s231990s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rakita?
42 babies have been named Rakita since 1987. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1989 with 11 births.
When was Rakita most popular?
Rakita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Rakita been used?
Rakita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 10 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Rakita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rakia, Rakiyah, Rakiya, Rakel, 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, 1987–1996 (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.