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 1970
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Kentucky#118 · 1 in 530
- Mississippi#130 · 1 in 537
- Arkansas#134 · 1 in 545
- New Mexico#135 · 1 in 483
- West Virginia#136 · 1 in 582
Best ever in a state: #2 in New Hampshire, 1921.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #118 | 49 | 1 in 530 |
| Mississippi | #130 | 35 | 1 in 537 |
| Arkansas | #134 | 25 | 1 in 545 |
| New Mexico | #135 | 17 | 1 in 483 |
| West Virginia | #136 | 22 | 1 in 582 |
| Arizona | #138 | 27 | 1 in 553 |
| Alabama | #142 | 42 | 1 in 645 |
| North Carolina | #158 | 60 | 1 in 698 |
| Tennessee | #158 | 42 | 1 in 750 |
| New Hampshire | #160 | 7 | 1 in 725 |
| Texas | #168 | 138 | 1 in 755 |
| Illinois | #169 | 102 | 1 in 860 |
| Virginia | #172 | 40 | 1 in 860 |
| South Dakota | #176 | 6 | 1 in 713 |
| Iowa | #178 | 24 | 1 in 870 |
| Pennsylvania | #188 | 85 | 1 in 1,011 |
| Idaho | #190 | 7 | 1 in 695 |
| Indiana | #190 | 45 | 1 in 957 |
| Minnesota | #195 | 28 | 1 in 1,057 |
| Kansas | #198 | 16 | 1 in 922 |
| District of Columbia | #201 | 11 | 1 in 907 |
| Ohio | #201 | 83 | 1 in 1,074 |
| New Jersey | #204 | 46 | 1 in 1,092 |
| New York | #210 | 132 | 1 in 1,071 |
| Missouri | #211 | 32 | 1 in 1,108 |
| Montana | #211 | 5 | 1 in 868 |
| South Carolina | #212 | 20 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Oklahoma | #220 | 18 | 1 in 978 |
| Michigan | #223 | 60 | 1 in 1,235 |
| Nebraska | #223 | 9 | 1 in 1,158 |
| California | #236 | 131 | 1 in 1,252 |
| Washington | #242 | 20 | 1 in 1,231 |
| Massachusetts | #244 | 26 | 1 in 1,625 |
| Wisconsin | #247 | 21 | 1 in 1,604 |
| Maryland | #249 | 19 | 1 in 1,327 |
| Georgia | #254 | 29 | 1 in 1,394 |
| Florida | #255 | 36 | 1 in 1,322 |
| Louisiana | #279 | 22 | 1 in 1,382 |
| Connecticut | #318 | 10 | 1 in 2,077 |
| Oregon | #340 | 7 | 1 in 2,052 |
| Colorado | #344 | 9 | 1 in 1,912 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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 1970
Top girls' names in 1970
Top boys' names in 1970
More about 1970
girls
1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 1,099 of them was named Rita, which outranked 97.8% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 168,930 of them was named Rita, which outranked 46.8% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,739Vivian12
- #2,739Wil12
- #2,739Yitzchok12
- #2,891Rita11
- #2,891Aarron11
- #2,891Alexei11
- #2,891Allie11
- #3,071Adelbert10
- #3,071Adolf10
- #3,071Adriano10
Tied with 179 names at #2,891; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.