US rank #5433 Girls' name Peak 1965 5,027 births

Sarita — #5433 US girls' name

5,027 babies named Sarita in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s501920s801930s1431940s2181950s6461960s10191970s7841980s9311990s4942000s3412010s2152020s106
#5433
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Sarita was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

166 babies were named Sarita in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarita

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,027 babies named Sarita between 1910 and 2024, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarita currently holds the #5433 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 166 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarita performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,019 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Sarita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 579 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sarita in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarita 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 5,027 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.

Sarita at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,027

Since 1910

115 years of records

Peak year

1965

166 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#5,433

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1910

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sarita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1910

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1965)
166
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
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Sarita by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
1,019 births that decade — 20% of Sarita's all-time total
1910s501920s801930s1431940s2181950s6461960s10191970s7841980s9311990s4942000s3412010s2152020s106

Sarita by state

Where Sarita concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sarita
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%
Texas share of Sarita's total US births 11.5%
Even split

579 of 5,027 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Sarita appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarita?
5,027 babies have been named Sarita since 1910. It currently ranks #5433 among girls. The peak year was 1965 with 166 births.
When was Sarita most popular?
Sarita was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,019 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Sarita most popular?
The top states for the name Sarita are Texas (579 births), California (488 births), New York (413 births).
How long has the name Sarita been used?
Sarita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 115 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sarita?
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.

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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, 1910–2024 (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.