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Marit

100% girls · 14 born in 2025

Marit has been given to about 800 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 772
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marit per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 21
  • Born in 202514
  • All time800

How popular is Marit?

Its best year was 2017, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 5962nd. The typical living American called Marit is about 32 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Marit

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mari0.75
  2. Marin0.75
  3. Maria0.70
  4. Marie0.70
  5. Marita0.72
  6. Merritt0.67
  7. Mary0.64
  8. Maritza0.64

Middle names for Marit

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marit Anne0.81
  2. Marit Eve0.80
  3. Marit Elizabeth0.78
  4. Marit Catherine0.78
  5. Marit Josephine0.78
  6. Marit Rose0.77

Sibling names for Marit

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.82
  2. Barronbrother · 0.82
  3. Chanasister · 0.80
  4. Hassanbrother · 0.79
  5. Daliasister · 0.79
  6. Noemisister · 0.78

Where Marit is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Marit Anderson0.77
  2. Marit Reyes0.72
  3. Marit Nguyen0.72
  4. Marit Lee0.72
  5. Marit Hall0.72
  6. Marit Green0.72

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 Marit

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. Norway1945–2025

Marit across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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