Sarita
Meaning
river, the flowing one; a parent-generation staple that also matches Spanish Sarita, little Sara, a happy accident in US classrooms
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sarita has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
3,140 people · the #3,765 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 66,667 · median age 43
Among people named Sarita living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Sarita
People given the name Sarita in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Sarita deep dive
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