Jarita
Jarita was a certain female bird of the species called Sarngika, whose story is told in the Mahabharata. The saint Mandapala, who returned from the shades because he had no son, assumed the form of a male bird, and by her had four sons. He then abandoned her.
Meaning & Origin of Jarita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jarita was a certain female bird of the species called Sarngika, whose story is told in the Mahabharata. The saint Mandapala, who returned from the shades because he had no son, assumed the form of a male bird, and by her had four sons. He then abandoned her.
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The Story of Jarita
Jarita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1953, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 14 Jaritas were born — ranking #4,038 that year. As of 2026, Jarita ranks #12,425 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 206 Jaritas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jarita
Jarita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 206 births in the dataset. Jarita's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #4,038. Use the chart and map above to compare Jarita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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