Total births
190
Girls' name · since 1978
Sarit
190 babies named Sarit in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 190
- total births
- 1978–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
190 girls have been named Sarit since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sarit has 190 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- 190 total births
- 1978–2025 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
190 girls have been named Sarit since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2025.
- 190
- total births
- 1978–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Sarit was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
13 babies were named Sarit in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
Sarit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sarit's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sarit at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Sarit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Sarit by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Sarit's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Sarit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 55 births (29% of all-time use).
Sarit by state
Where Sarit concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17 | 8.9% |
New York share of Sarit's total US births 8.9%
17 of 190 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sarit? ▼
Sarit has been given to 190 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 13 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
When was Sarit most popular? ▼
Sarit was most popular in the 1980s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Sarit most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Sarit are New York (17 births).
How long has the name Sarit been used? ▼
Sarit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 48 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Sarit? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarai, Sarina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sarit's data
- Sarit's decade-level peak was the 1980s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sarits (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sarit
Nearby Names Like Sarit
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sarit
Sarah Girl
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Sarai Girl
#444 22,919 births
Sarina Girl
#1781 9,624 births
Sariah Girl
#1008 9,594 births
Compare Sarit side by side: Sarit vs Sarah Sarit vs Sara Sarit vs Sarai
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sarit: Baby Name Since 1978 - 190 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sarit. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sarit 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 July 2026.