How Many People Are Named Marita?
An estimated 3,077 people in the United States have the first name Marita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Marita peaked in popularity in 1954 with 125 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marita 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 Marita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,077
About 1 in 111,392 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1954
125 births
Total Registered
5,071
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marita
Marita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,071 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marita as a female name
Ranked #11,734 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1954 (125 births)
Marita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marita span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,056 babies were registered. Marita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marita by Decade
How has Marita 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.
Marita by State
Birth registrations for Marita span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Minnesota, Maine, Hawaii. On average, about 69 Maritas were registered per state.
Marita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marita
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marita?
We estimate approximately 3,077 people named Marita 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 111,392 Americans share this first name.
Is Marita a common name?
Marita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,071 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marita most popular?
Marita reached peak popularity in 1954, when 125 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marita is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marita a female name?
Marita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marita Smith, Marita Johnson, Marita 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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