Is Carita a boy or girl name?

Carita is a girl’s name. Of the 1,087 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Carita

Recorded 1900–1999 · United States

Carita was most popular in 1972, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,579 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,087 people named Carita.

Carita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carita’s peak in 1972. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,087 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org