How Many People Are Named Serita?
An estimated 1,003 people in the United States have the first name Serita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Serita peaked in popularity in 1982 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Serita 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 Serita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,003
About 1 in 341,729 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1982
47 births
Total Registered
1,196
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Serita
Serita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,196 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Serita as a female name
Ranked #17,629 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1982 (47 births)
Serita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Serita span from the 1930s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 287 babies were registered. Serita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Serita by Decade
How has Serita 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.
Serita by State
Birth registrations for Serita span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia. On average, about 8 Seritas were registered per state.
Serita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Serita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Serita
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Serita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Serita?
We estimate approximately 1,003 people named Serita 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 341,729 Americans share this first name.
Is Serita a common name?
Serita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,196 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Serita most popular?
Serita reached peak popularity in 1982, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Serita is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Serita a female name?
Serita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Serita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Serita Smith, Serita Johnson, Serita 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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