How Many People Are Named Larita?
An estimated 1,160 people in the United States have the first name Larita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Larita peaked in popularity in 1957 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Larita as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Larita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,160
About 1 in 295,478 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1957
79 births
Total Registered
1,649
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Larita
Larita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,649 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Larita as a female name
Ranked #17,962 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1957 (79 births)
Larita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Larita span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 364 babies were registered. Larita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Larita by Decade
How has Larita tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Larita by State
Birth registrations for Larita span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Tennessee, Ohio, New York. On average, about 11 Laritas were registered per state.
Larita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Larita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Larita
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Larita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Larita?
We estimate approximately 1,160 people named Larita are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 295,478 Americans share this first name.
Is Larita a common name?
Larita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,649 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Larita most popular?
Larita reached peak popularity in 1957, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Larita is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Larita a female name?
Larita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Larita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Larita Smith, Larita Johnson, Larita Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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