Girls' name · since 1922
Zerita
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Zerita, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
51 girls have been named Zerita since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zerita has been recorded 51 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1962.
- #34,923 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1922
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zerita ranks #34,923 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1922, peaking in the 1950s.
- #34,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
Zerita's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zerita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zerita's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zerita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1962
- Peak year (1950)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Zerita by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (19 births, 37% of the file).
1950s was Zerita's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Zerita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
19 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 19 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Zerita's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1960s (11) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Zerita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1922–1962 (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 Zerita 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.