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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 1934
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#16 · 1 in 110
- Maine#26 · 1 in 101
- New Hampshire#27 · 1 in 84
- Rhode Island#27 · 1 in 90
- Massachusetts#31 · 1 in 120
Best ever in a state: #2 in New Hampshire, 1921.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #16 | 45 | 1 in 110 |
| Maine | #26 | 62 | 1 in 101 |
| New Hampshire | #27 | 35 | 1 in 84 |
| Rhode Island | #27 | 46 | 1 in 90 |
| Massachusetts | #31 | 232 | 1 in 120 |
| Pennsylvania | #34 | 484 | 1 in 147 |
| Ohio | #38 | 252 | 1 in 178 |
| Vermont | #38 | 20 | 1 in 119 |
| Wisconsin | #39 | 152 | 1 in 146 |
| Connecticut | #40 | 65 | 1 in 142 |
| Nebraska | #43 | 53 | 1 in 193 |
| New York | #44 | 518 | 1 in 160 |
| Illinois | #45 | 265 | 1 in 187 |
| Minnesota | #47 | 99 | 1 in 192 |
| Louisiana | #49 | 100 | 1 in 207 |
| Kansas | #51 | 54 | 1 in 244 |
| New Jersey | #56 | 106 | 1 in 223 |
| South Dakota | #56 | 25 | 1 in 208 |
| Iowa | #57 | 72 | 1 in 251 |
| District of Columbia | #60 | 17 | 1 in 233 |
| Michigan | #60 | 139 | 1 in 263 |
| Missouri | #66 | 83 | 1 in 326 |
| Indiana | #69 | 75 | 1 in 299 |
| Colorado | #70 | 28 | 1 in 282 |
| Delaware | #71 | 5 | 1 in 277 |
| Idaho | #75 | 12 | 1 in 282 |
| Arizona | #78 | 14 | 1 in 263 |
| California | #79 | 100 | 1 in 342 |
| Montana | #84 | 12 | 1 in 297 |
| Maryland | #89 | 29 | 1 in 396 |
| Oregon | #97 | 12 | 1 in 419 |
| Oklahoma | #99 | 47 | 1 in 480 |
| Washington | #104 | 21 | 1 in 436 |
| North Dakota | #107 | 15 | 1 in 377 |
| Texas | #110 | 114 | 1 in 502 |
| Kentucky | #132 | 47 | 1 in 581 |
| West Virginia | #134 | 30 | 1 in 610 |
| Utah | #142 | 8 | 1 in 551 |
| Hawaii | #152 | 5 | 1 in 597 |
| Virginia | #156 | 31 | 1 in 741 |
| Florida | #181 | 15 | 1 in 778 |
| Alabama | #196 | 29 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Tennessee | #219 | 20 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Arkansas | #220 | 17 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Georgia | #223 | 21 | 1 in 1,443 |
| Mississippi | #232 | 17 | 1 in 1,256 |
| North Carolina | #252 | 21 | 1 in 1,736 |
| South Carolina | #296 | 9 | 1 in 2,310 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Rita
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1930 at #42 (5,470 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 36 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 47 yrs · run 1914–1960
- Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
- Highest: 1 in 206 girls born in 1930 were named Rita (0.49%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,237 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 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 1934
Top girls' names in 1934
Top boys' names in 1934
More about 1934
girls
1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 284 of them was named Rita, which outranked 98.7% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 68,840 of them was named Rita, which outranked 55.8% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,783Xavier16
- #1,783Ygnacio16
- #1,783Ysidro16
- #1,860Rita15
- #1,860Alvan15
- #1,860Anson15
- #1,860Apolonio15
- #1,932Alferd14
- #1,932Arnel14
- #1,932Arsenio14
Tied with 71 names at #1,860; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.