NAME PROFILE

Carlita

From the Hebrew 'Yabetz,' meaning 'sorrow' or 'borne in pain.' Despite this literal root, it is a name associated with profound blessing and the power of positive transformation, characterizing a person who transcends difficult beginnings to find great favor and honor.

Key Stats

Total births1,385
GenderFemale (0% / 100%)
Peak year1953
Peak generationBoomer
First recorded1953
Most recent1990
Syllables3
Origin
Comeback nameNo

Popularity Trend (1910–2025)

19102025

Top States

MI — 33%IL — 17%CA — 17%MO — 17%DC — 17%

Notable People

Jabez Balfour (British politician and financier) · Jabez L. M. Curry (American diplomat and educator) · Jabez Bunting (Wesleyan Methodist leader) · Jabez Bryce (Archbishop of the Anglican Diocese of Polynesia) · Jabez Pitt Campbell (Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church)

Nicknames & Diminutives

JabeBez

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