Carita
Meaning and origin
Latin caritas (“love”). First appeared in the end of the 19th century; possibly inspired by the older names Carina and Marita.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Carita (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,215 |
| 2000 | 1,213 |
| 2001 | 1,214 |
| 2002 | 1,225 |
| 2003 | 1,225 |
| 2004 | 1,226 |
| 2005 | 1,229 |
| 2006 | 1,230 |
| 2007 | 1,224 |
| 2008 | 1,232 |
| 2009 | 1,228 |
| 2010 | 1,221 |
| 2011 | 1,222 |
| 2012 | 1,216 |
| 2013 | 1,217 |
| 2014 | 1,213 |
| 2015 | 1,201 |
| 2016 | 1,191 |
| 2017 | 1,184 |
| 2018 | 1,176 |
| 2019 | 1,171 |
| 2020 | 1,169 |
Carita in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Carita.Hi! My name is Carita.
- Carita ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Carita called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Carita i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Carita this afternoon.
- Caritas mamma är lärare.Carita's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Caritas mamma is Carita's mum.
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Questions about Carita
How do you pronounce Carita in Swedish?
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What does the name Carita mean?
Latin caritas (“love”). First appeared in the end of the 19th century; possibly inspired by the older names Carina and Marita.
How popular is Carita in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Carita in 2022. In 2020, 1,169 people in Sweden had Carita as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.