Boy or Girl

Is Marita a boy or girl name?

Marita was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,071 US babies named Marita were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#11,734
Babies named Marita since 1901
5,071
Most popular year
1954
125 babies
Babies named Marita each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Marita from 1901 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Marita, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1900s013100%
1910s0198100%
1920s0361100%
1930s0578100%
1940s0773100%
1950s01,056100%
1960s0787100%
1970s0389100%
1980s0365100%
1990s0224100%
2000s0139100%
2010s0137100%
2020s051100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–8#11,734
20230–16#7,133
20220–6#14,682
20210–14#7,882
20200–7#12,986
20190–10#10,212
20180–16#7,295
20170–11#9,719
20160–18#6,817
20150–12#9,305
20140–16#7,527
20130–12#9,409
20120–16#7,674
20110–10#10,896
20100–16#7,765
20090–6#16,523
20080–11#10,534
20070–8#13,454
20060–12#9,690
20050–15#7,768
20040–10#10,421
20030–13#8,316
20020–25#4,845
20010–19#5,989
20000–20#5,614
19990–17#6,099
19980–15#6,586
19970–13#7,129
19960–12#7,414
19950–22#4,625
19940–23#4,462
19930–33#3,390
19920–25#4,169
19910–29#3,685
19900–35#3,198
19890–29#3,534
19880–24#3,855
19870–28#3,301
19860–29#3,175
19850–42#2,385
19840–43#2,281
19830–33#2,705
19820–49#2,097
19810–43#2,331
19800–45#2,234
19790–33#2,705
19780–46#2,076
19770–30#2,751
19760–38#2,239
19750–42#2,086
19740–41#2,048
19730–42#1,962
19720–34#2,258
19710–42#2,024
19700–41#2,031
19690–49#1,747
19680–54#1,570
19670–63#1,391
19660–75#1,248
19650–72#1,269
19640–80#1,235
19630–84#1,196
19620–98#1,102
19610–103#1,082
19600–109#1,037
19590–95#1,102
19580–118#952
19570–106#1,019
19560–111#960
19550–121#887
19540–125#844
19530–106#918
19520–92#986
19510–100#919
19500–82#1,014
19490–94#916
19480–95#894
19470–85#967
19460–86#904
19450–59#1,009
19440–55#1,060
19430–73#911
19420–78#881
19410–83#794
19400–65#890
19390–56#949
19380–83#769
19370–59#900
19360–49#988
19350–67#845
19340–59#892
19330–67#818
19320–53#975
19310–44#1,067
19300–41#1,174
19290–40#1,187
19280–39#1,233
19270–41#1,223
19260–33#1,404
19250–39#1,264
19240–44#1,200
19230–38#1,277
19220–26#1,669
19210–34#1,394
19200–27#1,606
19190–31#1,413
19180–36#1,272
19170–25#1,537
19160–22#1,661
19150–28#1,359
19140–14#1,871
19130–16#1,504
19120–10#1,931
19110–5#2,719
19100–11#1,482
19090–0–
19080–0–
19070–7#1,746
19060–0–
19050–0–
19040–0–
19030–0–
19020–0–
19010–6#1,596

Highest rank

Marita has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #769 in 1938. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Marita

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.