Yaritza

Yaritza: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain”
Origin
Unknown
Say it
yah-REET-sah · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Used in Spanish-speaking communities, especially in the Americas. Its etymology is uncertain; it may be a modern elaboration influenced by names like Yara or Yaritza-family spellings. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

How popular is Yaritza?

202417.1 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Yaritza in 202457

2024 rank#2,894 girls

Peak year1993

Total US babies since 18808,376

Yaritza is fading: recent use is about 59% of its level ten years before.

Names like Yaritza

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
  • Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
  • Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
  • Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
  • Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
  • Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
  • Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown
  • Elorauncertain; perhaps from Eliora or Laura · Unknown

Yaritza questions

What does the name Yaritza mean?

Yaritza means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. Used in Spanish-speaking communities, especially in the Americas. Its etymology is uncertain; it may be a modern elaboration influenced by names like Yara or Yaritza-family spellings.

Is Yaritza a boy or girl name?

Yaritza is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Yaritza?

57 US babies were named Yaritza in 2024. Its peak year was 1993.

How do you pronounce Yaritza?

Yaritza is usually pronounced yah-REET-sah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.