Recorded 1958–1974 Girls' name Peak 1958 14 births

Zarita — girls' name

14 babies named Zarita in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71970s7
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Zarita was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zarita in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zarita

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Zarita between 1958 and 1974, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zarita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zarita performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zarita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zarita 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 14 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.

Zarita at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

14

Since 1958

17 years of records

Peak year

1958

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1958

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1974

Zarita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1958

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1958)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
7 19741958 7

Zarita by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
7 births that decade — 50% of Zarita's all-time total
1950s71970s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zarita?
14 babies have been named Zarita since 1958. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1958 with 7 births.
When was Zarita most popular?
Zarita was most popular in the 1950s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Zarita been used?
Zarita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 17 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Zarita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zara, Zariah, Zaria, Zariyah, 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, 1958–1974 (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.