How Many People Are Named Tarita?
An estimated 317 people in the United States have the first name Tarita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Tarita peaked in popularity in 1963 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tarita 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 Tarita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
317
About 1 in 1,081,244 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1963
31 births
Total Registered
364
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tarita
Tarita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 364 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tarita as a female name
Ranked #14,337 in 1989
5 female births in 1989
Peak: 1963 (31 births)
Tarita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tarita span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 167 babies were registered. While Tarita is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tarita by Decade
How has Tarita 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.
Tarita by State
Birth registrations for Tarita span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Michigan, New York. The lowest are in New York, Michigan, Illinois. On average, about 7 Taritas were registered per state.
Tarita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tarita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tarita
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Tarita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tarita?
We estimate approximately 317 people named Tarita 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 1,081,244 Americans share this first name.
Is Tarita a common name?
Tarita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 364 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tarita most popular?
Tarita reached peak popularity in 1963, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tarita is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tarita a female name?
Tarita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tarita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tarita Smith, Tarita Johnson, Tarita 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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