Karita
Karita is a monotypic genus of dwarf spiders containing the single species, Karita paludosa. It was first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 2007, and has only been found in Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Russia, and United Kingdom.
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Meaning & Origin of Karita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karita is a monotypic genus of dwarf spiders containing the single species, Karita paludosa. It was first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 2007, and has only been found in Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Russia, and United Kingdom.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Karita
American parents first put Karita on the record books as a baby girl name in 1958, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 17 Karitas were born — ranking #4,345 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Karitas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 197 Karitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Karita
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About the name Karita
Karita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 197 births in the dataset. Karita's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #4,345. Use the chart and map above to compare Karita'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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