girl's name
Sarita
- Origin Finnish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 5,268
Sarita is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Sarita is a name of Finnish origin.
- Peaked in 1965, when 166 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1910.
Sarita over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 50 |
| 1920s | 80 |
| 1930s | 143 |
| 1940s | 218 |
| 1950s | 646 |
| 1960s | 1,019 |
| 1970s | 784 |
| 1980s | 931 |
| 1990s | 494 |
| 2000s | 341 |
| 2010s | 215 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 125 |
How popular is Sarita?
In 2025, Sarita was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Sarita is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Sarita
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sarita also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sarita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sarita
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sarita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sarita
How popular is the name Sarita?
In 2025, Sarita was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Sarita a girl's or a boy's name?
Sarita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Sarita most popular?
Sarita peaked in 1965, when 166 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Sarita a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sarita currently ranks #2,800 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.