How Many People Are Named Carita?
people named Carita are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 484,801 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,087 babies named Carita in Social Security records from 1900 to 1999, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
33 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Latin caritas meaning "dearness, esteem, love".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Carita in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Carita alive today is about 57 years old, and 58% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 46 and 68 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Carita first appears in the records in 1900 and was given most often in 1972, to 33 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1999.
Babies given the name each year, 1900 to 1999
🏆 Rank History
Carita has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,752, in 1900.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,752 (1900) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,193 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Carita alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Carita were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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