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Marita
Rank in 2024
#11,454
Born in 2024
8
Peak year
1954 · #843
Origin
Ancient Greek
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 8 girls were named Marita, about 1 in every 201,649.
- It peaked in 1954 with 125 babies, ranked #843.
- It first shows up in the records in 1901.
- 5,071 girls have been named Marita since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Marita per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 493 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 1,070 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,890 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen X: 747 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Millennials: 499 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 226 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 146 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed in the late 19th century from Norwegian Marita. By folk etymology, explained as a Spanish diminutive of Maria, by analogy with Anita.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek occasionally used in English.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- Not recorded
From Wiktionary’s entry for Marita, CC BY-SA 4.0.