Marita
Marita was the 6732nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 769th; the most babies were born in 1954 (125). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,577 places. More babies were named Marita in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,732 girls, up 6,265 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1954125 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,088babies recorded
Marita popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,732 | 17 |
| 2020 | #12,997 | 7 |
| 2010 | #7,765 | 16 |
| 2000 | #5,614 | 20 |
| 1990 | #3,198 | 35 |
| 1980 | #2,234 | 45 |
| 1970 | #2,033 | 41 |
| 1960 | #1,037 | 109 |
| 1950 | #1,014 | 82 |
| 1940 | #890 | 65 |
| 1930 | #1,174 | 41 |
| 1920 | #1,606 | 27 |
| 1910 | #1,482 | 11 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marita, counting every spelling?
Marita is the most common spelling of a name family that had 22 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 22 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marita | 17 | #6,732 | 61 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marita?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marita (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marita born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marita.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marita?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Marita are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 45 and 73. That makes Marita a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Marita by state
How common Marita was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marita, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marita
How popular is the name Marita?
Marita was the 6732nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 769th; the most babies were born in 1954 (125). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,577 places. More babies were named Marita in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Marita a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marita in the US.
Where is Marita most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marita was most common in Pennsylvania (0.02 per 1,000 girls).