Is Clarita a boy or girl name?

Clarita is a girl’s name. Of the 1,244 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Clarita

Recorded 1892–2025 · United States

Clarita was most popular in 1932, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,394 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,244 people named Clarita.

Clarita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Clarita’s peak in 1932. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Clarita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Clarita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,244 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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