Baby names
How popular is the name Rita?
In 2025, 174 baby girls in the U.S. were named Rita, the 1285th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1949, when 6,653 girls got the name. 284,452 girls have been named Rita since 1880. 778 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#1,285
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
174
girls named Rita
Peak year
1949
6,653 girls
Girls named Rita each year since 1880
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The numbers for Rita (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 174 |
| 2024 | 161 |
| 2023 | 164 |
| 2022 | 178 |
| 2021 | 150 |
| 2020 | 185 |
| 2019 | 169 |
| 2018 | 185 |
| 2017 | 207 |
| 2016 | 210 |
| 2015 | 190 |
| 2014 | 171 |
| 2013 | 182 |
| 2012 | 169 |
| 2011 | 169 |
| 2010 | 176 |
| 2009 | 166 |
| 2008 | 186 |
| 2007 | 210 |
| 2006 | 207 |
| 2005 | 220 |
| 2004 | 216 |
| 2003 | 199 |
| 2002 | 244 |
| 2001 | 270 |
| 2000 | 251 |
| 1999 | 229 |
| 1998 | 246 |
| 1997 | 240 |
| 1996 | 303 |
| 1995 | 296 |
| 1994 | 318 |
| 1993 | 342 |
| 1992 | 390 |
| 1991 | 423 |
| 1990 | 434 |
| 1989 | 412 |
| 1988 | 485 |
| 1987 | 518 |
| 1986 | 544 |
| 1985 | 588 |
| 1984 | 607 |
| 1983 | 592 |
| 1982 | 709 |
| 1981 | 855 |
| 1980 | 840 |
| 1979 | 881 |
| 1978 | 892 |
| 1977 | 802 |
| 1976 | 859 |
| 1975 | 883 |
| 1974 | 992 |
| 1973 | 1,031 |
| 1972 | 1,199 |
| 1971 | 1,418 |
| 1970 | 1,590 |
| 1969 | 1,736 |
| 1968 | 2,073 |
| 1967 | 2,380 |
| 1966 | 2,688 |
| 1965 | 3,067 |
| 1964 | 3,470 |
| 1963 | 3,808 |
| 1962 | 4,102 |
| 1961 | 4,532 |
| 1960 | 5,027 |
| 1959 | 4,952 |
| 1958 | 5,340 |
| 1957 | 6,018 |
| 1956 | 6,054 |
| 1955 | 6,094 |
| 1954 | 6,536 |
| 1953 | 6,284 |
| 1952 | 6,148 |
| 1951 | 6,415 |
| 1950 | 6,424 |
| 1949 | 6,653 |
| 1948 | 5,835 |
| 1947 | 5,982 |
| 1946 | 5,533 |
| 1945 | 4,282 |
| 1944 | 4,530 |
| 1943 | 5,011 |
| 1942 | 4,706 |
| 1941 | 3,879 |
| 1940 | 3,442 |
| 1939 | 3,188 |
| 1938 | 3,357 |
| 1937 | 3,421 |
| 1936 | 3,334 |
| 1935 | 3,579 |
| 1934 | 3,683 |
| 1933 | 3,840 |
| 1932 | 4,256 |
| 1931 | 4,613 |
| 1930 | 5,470 |
| 1929 | 4,767 |
| 1928 | 4,810 |
| 1927 | 5,084 |
| 1926 | 5,015 |
| 1925 | 5,323 |
| 1924 | 5,381 |
| 1923 | 5,095 |
| 1922 | 4,976 |
| 1921 | 5,157 |
| 1920 | 4,979 |
| 1919 | 4,515 |
| 1918 | 4,447 |
| 1917 | 3,870 |
| 1916 | 3,477 |
| 1915 | 3,063 |
| 1914 | 2,010 |
| 1913 | 1,096 |
| 1912 | 636 |
| 1911 | 403 |
| 1910 | 333 |
| 1909 | 295 |
| 1908 | 255 |
| 1907 | 266 |
| 1906 | 203 |
| 1905 | 188 |
| 1904 | 166 |
| 1903 | 174 |
| 1902 | 148 |
| 1901 | 135 |
| 1900 | 162 |
| 1899 | 147 |
| 1898 | 146 |
| 1897 | 117 |
| 1896 | 109 |
| 1895 | 105 |
| 1894 | 104 |
| 1893 | 95 |
| 1892 | 87 |
| 1891 | 65 |
| 1890 | 54 |
| 1889 | 75 |
| 1888 | 52 |
| 1887 | 40 |
| 1886 | 28 |
| 1885 | 31 |
| 1884 | 24 |
| 1883 | 15 |
| 1882 | 21 |
| 1881 | 20 |
| 1880 | 19 |
Boys named Rita each year since 1880
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The numbers for Rita (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1988 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1987 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1986 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1985 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1983 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1982 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1981 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1980 | 9 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1978 | 9 |
| 1977 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1976 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1975 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1974 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1973 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1971 | 11 |
| 1970 | 11 |
| 1969 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1968 | 11 |
| 1967 | 9 |
| 1966 | 13 |
| 1965 | 7 |
| 1964 | 11 |
| 1963 | 13 |
| 1962 | 17 |
| 1961 | 10 |
| 1960 | 15 |
| 1959 | 7 |
| 1958 | 19 |
| 1957 | 16 |
| 1956 | 8 |
| 1955 | 17 |
| 1954 | 15 |
| 1953 | 6 |
| 1952 | 12 |
| 1951 | 11 |
| 1950 | 14 |
| 1949 | 16 |
| 1948 | 10 |
| 1947 | 17 |
| 1946 | 13 |
| 1945 | 9 |
| 1944 | 10 |
| 1943 | 15 |
| 1942 | 15 |
| 1941 | 20 |
| 1940 | 14 |
| 1939 | 16 |
| 1938 | 8 |
| 1937 | 12 |
| 1936 | 21 |
| 1935 | 12 |
| 1934 | 15 |
| 1933 | 18 |
| 1932 | 28 |
| 1931 | 30 |
| 1930 | 21 |
| 1929 | 17 |
| 1928 | 22 |
| 1927 | 19 |
| 1926 | 13 |
| 1925 | 16 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1922 | 8 |
| 1921 | 11 |
| 1920 | 13 |
| 1919 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1918 | 11 |
| 1917 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1916 | 7 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1914 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1913 | 5 |
| 1912 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.