Girls' name · since 1958
Zarita
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 14 babies named Zarita, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #50,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14
- born since 1958
- 1950s
- peak decade
Zarita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 14 have been recorded since 1958.
Zarita has 14 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1974.
- #50,712 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 14 born since 1958
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zarita ranks #50,712 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1958, peaking in the 1950s.
- #50,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14
- born since 1958
- 1950s
- peak decade
Zarita's 14 recorded births place it above 29.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zarita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zarita splits its recorded history at 1974: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (7 births).
Zarita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1974
- Peak year (1958)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Zarita by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (7 births, 50% of the file).
1950s was Zarita's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Zarita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 7 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zarita's data
- Zarita's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1970s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Zarita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1958–1974 (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 Zarita 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.