Rita
#1,285 for girls in 2025, 174 births · Last seen for boys in 1984 at #4,973
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1930 · 5,470 births
- Debut · girls
- 19 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 47 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 284,452since 1880
Rita over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,285 | 174 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,395 | 161 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,373 | 164 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,322 | 178 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,432 | 150 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,231 | 185 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,345 | 169 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,250 | 185 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,182 | 207 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,188 | 210 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,280 | 190 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,362 | 171 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,289 | 182 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,379 | 169 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,363 | 169 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,336 | 176 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,414 | 166 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,325 | 186 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,199 | 210 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,173 | 207 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,078 | 220 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,067 | 216 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,105 | 199 | — | |
| 2002 | #916 | 244 | — | |
| 2001 | #846 | 270 | — | |
| 2000 | #880 | 251 | — | |
| 1999 | #921 | 229 | — | |
| 1998 | #862 | 246 | — | |
| 1997 | #850 | 240 | — | |
| 1996 | #703 | 303 | — | |
| 1995 | #707 | 296 | — | |
| 1994 | #669 | 318 | — | |
| 1993 | #652 | 342 | — | |
| 1992 | #588 | 390 | — | |
| 1991 | #553 | 423 | — | |
| 1990 | #545 | 434 | — | |
| 1989 | #549 | 412 | — | |
| 1988 | #466 | 485 | — | |
| 1987 | #432 | 518 | — | |
| 1986 | #408 | 544 | — | |
| 1985 | #386 | 588 | — | |
| 1984 | #375 | 607 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #376 | 592 | — | |
| 1982 | #338 | 709 | — | |
| 1981 | #284 | 855 | — | |
| 1980 | #296 | 840 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | #277 | 881 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #262 | 892 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #295 | 802 | — | |
| 1976 | #271 | 859 | — | |
| 1975 | #272 | 883 | — | |
| 1974 | #256 | 992 | — | |
| 1973 | #248 | 1,031 | — | |
| 1972 | #230 | 1,199 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #215 | 1,418 | #2,973 | 11 |
| 1970 | #203 | 1,590 | #2,891 | 11 |
| 1969 | #184 | 1,736 | — | |
| 1968 | #159 | 2,073 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #146 | 2,380 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #135 | 2,688 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #126 | 3,067 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #122 | 3,470 | #2,546 | 11 |
| 1963 | #115 | 3,808 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1962 | #110 | 4,102 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | #105 | 4,532 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #96 | 5,027 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1959 | #98 | 4,952 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #88 | 5,340 | #1,838 | 19 |
| 1957 | #78 | 6,018 | #2,019 | 16 |
| 1956 | #79 | 6,054 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #72 | 6,094 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1954 | #67 | 6,536 | #2,044 | 15 |
| 1953 | #64 | 6,284 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #66 | 6,148 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1951 | #61 | 6,415 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1950 | #56 | 6,424 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1949 | #54 | 6,653 | #1,872 | 16 |
| 1948 | #59 | 5,835 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #60 | 5,982 | #1,850 | 17 |
| 1946 | #56 | 5,533 | #2,030 | 13 |
| 1945 | #59 | 4,282 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #54 | 4,530 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #52 | 5,011 | #1,910 | 15 |
| 1942 | #55 | 4,706 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1941 | #63 | 3,879 | #1,532 | 20 |
| 1940 | #70 | 3,442 | #1,894 | 14 |
| 1939 | #78 | 3,188 | #1,712 | 16 |
| 1938 | #74 | 3,357 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #69 | 3,421 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #69 | 3,334 | #1,463 | 21 |
| 1935 | #63 | 3,579 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1934 | #63 | 3,683 | #1,860 | 15 |
| 1933 | #53 | 3,840 | #1,644 | 18 |
| 1932 | #53 | 4,256 | #1,286 | 28 |
| 1931 | #48 | 4,613 | #1,253 | 30 |
| 1930 | #42 | 5,470 | #1,602 | 21 |
| 1929 | #52 | 4,767 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1928 | #57 | 4,810 | #1,611 | 22 |
| 1927 | #54 | 5,084 | #1,796 | 19 |
| 1926 | #50 | 5,015 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #48 | 5,323 | #2,012 | 16 |
| 1924 | #49 | 5,381 | #2,473 | 12 |
| 1923 | #50 | 5,095 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #52 | 4,976 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #48 | 5,157 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #52 | 4,979 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #54 | 4,515 | — | |
| 1918 | #58 | 4,447 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #63 | 3,870 | — | |
| 1916 | #67 | 3,477 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #71 | 3,063 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | #87 | 2,010 | — | |
| 1913 | #116 | 1,096 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #165 | 636 | — | |
| 1911 | #179 | 403 | — | |
| 1910 | #198 | 333 | — | |
| 1909 | #197 | 295 | — | |
| 1908 | #212 | 255 | — | |
| 1907 | #196 | 266 | — | |
| 1906 | #219 | 203 | — | |
| 1905 | #229 | 188 | — | |
| 1904 | #241 | 166 | — | |
| 1903 | #228 | 174 | — | |
| 1902 | #257 | 148 | — | |
| 1901 | #247 | 135 | — | |
| 1900 | #255 | 162 | — | |
| 1899 | #227 | 147 | — | |
| 1898 | #244 | 146 | — | |
| 1897 | #263 | 117 | — | |
| 1896 | #273 | 109 | — | |
| 1895 | #275 | 105 | — | |
| 1894 | #271 | 104 | — | |
| 1893 | #275 | 95 | — | |
| 1892 | #288 | 87 | — | |
| 1891 | #313 | 65 | — | |
| 1890 | #348 | 54 | — | |
| 1889 | #275 | 75 | — | |
| 1888 | #333 | 52 | — | |
| 1887 | #337 | 40 | — | |
| 1886 | #406 | 28 | — | |
| 1885 | #365 | 31 | — | |
| 1884 | #409 | 24 | — | |
| 1883 | #499 | 15 | — | |
| 1882 | #389 | 21 | — | |
| 1881 | #374 | 20 | — | |
| 1880 | #375 | 19 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Rita was already there! It came in at #375, and was given to 19 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 22 girls a year got the name.
Where Rita is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Massachusetts#477 · 1 in 2,316
- New York#686 · 1 in 3,743
- Pennsylvania#725 · 1 in 3,989
- Illinois#811 · 1 in 4,433
- New Jersey#838 · 1 in 4,572
Best ever in a state: #2 in New Hampshire, 1921.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #477 | 11 | 1 in 2,316 |
| New York | #686 | 24 | 1 in 3,743 |
| Pennsylvania | #725 | 13 | 1 in 3,989 |
| Illinois | #811 | 13 | 1 in 4,433 |
| New Jersey | #838 | 8 | 1 in 4,572 |
| Wisconsin | #867 | 5 | 1 in 4,660 |
| Minnesota | #873 | 5 | 1 in 4,908 |
| Maryland | #894 | 5 | 1 in 4,808 |
| Florida | #1,007 | 14 | 1 in 6,194 |
| California | #1,096 | 28 | 1 in 7,276 |
| Washington | #1,100 | 5 | 1 in 6,429 |
| Michigan | #1,115 | 6 | 1 in 7,012 |
| Virginia | #1,200 | 5 | 1 in 7,428 |
| Ohio | #1,282 | 6 | 1 in 8,678 |
| Georgia | #1,319 | 6 | 1 in 8,008 |
| Texas | #1,621 | 14 | 1 in 11,950 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 110 spots since 2024 (#1,395 → #1,285)
- 54 spots since 2020 (#1,231 → #1,285)
- 5 spots since 2015 (#1,280 → #1,285)
- Biggest jump: 90 spots in 1884 (#499 → #409)
- Biggest drop: 189 spots in 2003 (#916 → #1,105)
Rise & fade · girls
50 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1930 at #42 (5,470 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 36 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 47 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 47 yrs · run 1914–1960
- Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
Share of babies · girls
1 in 206
- Highest: 1 in 206 girls born in 1930 were named Rita (0.49%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,237 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 21.2% of all girls named Rita (60,265) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 325 | #275 (1889) | #376 |
| 1890s | 1,029 | #227 (1899) | #278 |
| 1900s | 1,992 | #196 (1907) | #228 |
| 1910s | 23,850 | #54 (1919) | #106 |
| 1920s | 50,587 | #48 (1925) | #51 |
| 1930s | 38,741 | #42 (1930) | #61 |
| 1940s | 49,853 | #52 (1943) | #58 |
| 1950s | 60,265 | #56 (1950) | #73 |
| 1960s | 32,883 | #96 (1960) | #130 |
| 1970s | 10,547 | #203 (1970) | #253 |
| 1980s | 6,150 | #284 (1981) | #391 |
| 1990s | 3,221 | #545 (1990) | #705 |
| 2000s | 2,169 | #846 (2001) | #1,100 |
| 2010s | 1,828 | #1,182 (2017) | #1,297 |
| 2020s | 1,012 | #1,231 (2020) | #1,340 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rita in 2016
girls
#1,188
210 births · 1 in 8,438 girls
Top girls' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 8,438 of them was named Rita, which outranked 93.7% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).