Recorded 1977–1988 Girls' name Peak 1981 57 births

Serrita — girls' name

57 babies named Serrita in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s50

The verdict

57 girls have been named Serrita since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.

57
total births
1977–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
88%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Serrita was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

13 babies were named Serrita in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Serrita

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Serrita between 1977 and 1988, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Serrita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Serrita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Serrita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Serrita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Serrita 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 57 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.

Serrita at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

57

Since 1977

12 years of records

Peak year

1981

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1977

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1988

Serrita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1977

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1981)
13
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
468101214 19881985198419831982198119801977 7

Serrita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
50 births that decade — 88% of Serrita's all-time total
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Serrita by state

Where Serrita concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Serrita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 8.8%
Pennsylvania share of Serrita's total US births 8.8%

5 of 57 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serrita?
57 babies have been named Serrita since 1977. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1981 with 13 births.
When was Serrita most popular?
Serrita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Serrita most popular?
The top states for the name Serrita are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Serrita been used?
Serrita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 12 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Serrita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Serenity, Serena, Serina, Seraphina, 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, 1977–1988 (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.