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Girl name

Carita

/kɑˈɹitə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1999

Carita has been given to about 1,087 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/kɑˈɹitə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 771
Median age today57 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Carita per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1972 · 33
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,087

How popular is Carita?

Its best year was 1972, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 2281st. The typical living American called Carita is about 57 years old today.

Names that sound like Carita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marita0.88
  2. Sarita0.88
  3. Carina0.81
  4. Carissa0.79
  5. Karina0.78
  6. Calista0.79
  7. Anita0.75
  8. Karissa0.76

Middle names for Carita

Ranked by flow score
  1. Carita Rose0.85
  2. Carita Louise0.85
  3. Carita June0.84
  4. Carita Pearl0.84
  5. Carita Quinn0.84
  6. Carita Nell0.84

Sibling names for Carita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.71
  2. Rudybrother · 0.69
  3. Lionelbrother · 0.69
  4. Ramonasister · 0.68
  5. Thaddeusbrother · 0.68
  6. Joysister · 0.68

Where Carita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Carita White0.80
    2. Carita Reyes0.80
    3. Carita Nguyen0.80
    4. Carita Moore0.80
    5. Carita Lee0.80
    6. Carita Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Carita

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.