Girl
Marita
Marita is a girl's name meaning "Spanish/Scandinavian diminutive of Maria", drawing on Spanish roots. It is not as common as it was in the 1950s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is seldom chosen in the registry. Its single strongest year on record was 1954.
SpanishSpanish/Scandinavian diminutive of Maria
Etymology"Beloved" or "bitter"
Births by decade
1900s
13
1910s
198
1920s
361
1930s
578
1940s
773
1950s
1,055
1960s
787
1970s
390
1980s
365
1990s
224
2000s
139
2010s
111
Peaked in the 1950s · 4,994 total U.S. births since 1900