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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Carita

Carita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 1753rd; the most babies were born in 1972 (33). More babies were named Carita in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
197233 babies
Total since 1880
1,087babies recorded

Carita popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#9,3858
1980#4,34917
1970#3,59817
1960#2,82619
1950#2,55316
1940#2,75910
1930#1,94518
1920#3,13610
1910#2,4645
1900#1,7536
1890——
1880——

How popular is Carita, counting every spelling?

Carita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Carita?

About 700 people born in the US named Carita are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 47 and 68. That makes Carita mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Carita by state

How common Carita was among girls born in each state in 1970–1974, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesLA0.04Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Carita, girls, 1970–1974. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Carita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carita, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Carita

How popular is the name Carita?

Carita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 1753rd; the most babies were born in 1972 (33). More babies were named Carita in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Carita a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,087 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Carita most popular?

In 1970–1974, Carita was most common in Louisiana (0.04 per 1,000 girls).