Girls' name · since 1935
Serita
Since 1935, U.S. Social Security records show 1,196 babies named Serita, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,196
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Serita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,196 have been recorded since 1935.
Serita has 1,196 recorded births among girls since 1935, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1935 to 2002.
- #6,631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,196 born since 1935
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serita ranks #6,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,196 born since 1935, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,196
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Serita's 1,196 recorded births place it above 90.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Serita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Serita splits its recorded history at 1970: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Serita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2002
- Peak year (1982)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Serita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (287 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Serita's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Serita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s 76
1940s
76 births
- 1950s
1950s
167 births
- 1960s
1960s
287 births
- 1970s
1970s
268 births
- 1980s
1980s
286 births
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 287 births (24% of all-time use).
How Serita 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 Serita's total volume
Serita by state
Where Serita concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
16 of 1,196 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Serita's data
- Serita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (287 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Seritas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Serita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1935–2002 (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 Serita 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.