Girls' name · since 1910
Sarita
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 5,046 babies named Sarita, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,564 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,133 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,046
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
5,046 babies have been named Sarita since 1910, making it today's #6133 girls' name.
Sarita has 5,046 recorded births among girls since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6133 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #2,564 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,133 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,046 born since 1910
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarita ranks #2,564 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,133 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,046 born since 1910, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,564 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,133 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,046
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sarita's 5,046 recorded births place it above 96.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Sarita compares
5,046 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
Sarita's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sarita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,046 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 166 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sarita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sarita splits its recorded history at 1970: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1965 peak of 166 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sarita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 166
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Sarita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,019 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Sarita's strongest decade.
1,019 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Sarita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 50
1910s
50 births
- 1920s 80
1920s
80 births
- 1930s 143
1930s
143 births
- 1940s 218
1940s
218 births
- 1950s
1950s
646 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,019 births
- 1970s
1970s
784 births
- 1980s
1980s
931 births
- 1990s
1990s
494 births
- 2000s 341
2000s
341 births
- 2010s 215
2010s
215 births
- 2020s 125
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,019 births (20% of all-time use).
How Sarita 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 Sarita's total volume
Sarita by state
Where Sarita concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 579 | 11.5% |
| #2 | California | | 488 | 9.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 413 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 132 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 82 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 66 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 66 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 54 | 1.1% |
579 of 5,046 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Sarita appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sarita's data
- Sarita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,019 total births); usage has since declined to 125 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Saritas (579 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sarita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Sarita 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.