Girl · #12,360 in 2026

Tarita

Name: Popularity of the name Tarita in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Tarita, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Tarita may refer to the following notable people:Given nameTarita Teriipaia, French Polynesian actress, wife of Marlon Brando Tarita Virtue, Trinidadian-American private investigator and modelSurnameElena Tărîță, Romanian sprinter

Current Rank

#12,360

Peak Rank

#2,132 (1963)

Total Babies

364

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1961

First Year

1989

Last Year

1963

Peak Year

#2132

Peak Rank

364

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Tarita

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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The Story of Tarita

Tarita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1961, with 29 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1963: 31 births, good for #2,132 nationwide. About 46% of every Tarita on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Tarita last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 364 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Names that sound like Tarita

Phonetically similar names — useful when Tarita is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Teria
Tarea
Terete
Torito
Harita
Dorita
Treaty
Tarried
Toria
Torta
Terrio
Terrets

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tarita

What does the name Tarita mean?

How popular is Tarita in 2026?

In 2026, Tarita ranks #12,360 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Tarita most popular?

Tarita reached its peak popularity in 1963, ranking #2,132 that year with 31 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Tarita most popular?

Tarita has historically been most popular in Illinois, Michigan, New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Tarita.

Is Tarita a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Tarita is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Tarita?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Tarita include Maryfrances, Yocheved, Laiken. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Tarita

Tarita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 364 births in the dataset. Tarita's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #2,132. Use the chart and map above to compare Tarita'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.