Home › Baby Names Directory › Jarita
Jarita
How to Pronounce Jarita
Pronounced juh-REE-tuh /dʒəˈriː.tə/Low
Meaning: Jarita reads most naturally as a modern coinage pairing a Ja- prefix with Rita, the short form of Margarita, from Greek margarites, 'pearl.' The same spelling also names a legendary bird-mother in the Hindu Mahabharata, an honest secondary note rather than the likely American source.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Jarita most likely joins the popular Ja- prefix with Rita, whose root is Margarita, 'pearl.' It also coincides with a name from Hindu legend, so we note that honestly while treating the American Ja- plus Rita reading as the probable source of its mid-century use.
Jarita stayed rare, reaching a small high around 1970 and never becoming common. A girl named Jarita then is now in her fifties, and the name reads as a melodic, of-its-moment coinage with a faint pearl meaning rather than an inherited classic.
Variations
Nicknames
Famous Bearers
- Famous bearers coming soon.
If you like Jarita…
Explore names like Jarita
Frequently Asked
What does the name Jarita mean?
It most likely joins a Ja- prefix with Rita (from Margarita, 'pearl'); the same spelling also names a figure in Hindu legend.
How do you pronounce Jarita?
It is said juh-REE-tuh /dʒəˈriː.tə/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Jarita a boy or girl name?
Jarita is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jarita?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its high around nineteen-seventy, and it never became common.