Rita
Rank in 2025
#1285
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
174
girls 174
Peak year
1930
5,470 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
285,230
since 1880
Born a Rita? See how many share your birth year.
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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Rita was most popular in 1930, when 5,470 babies recorded as girls got the name (4.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 174 babies were named Rita, ranking #1285 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
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| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 174 | 1285 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 161 | 1395 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 164 | 1373 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 178 | 1322 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 150 | 1432 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 185 | 1231 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 169 | 1345 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 185 | 1250 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 207 | 1182 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 210 | 1188 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 190 | 1280 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 171 | 1362 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 182 | 1289 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 169 | 1379 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 169 | 1363 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 176 | 1336 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 166 | 1414 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 186 | 1325 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 210 | 1199 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 207 | 1173 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 220 | 1078 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 216 | 1067 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 199 | 1105 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 244 | 916 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 270 | 846 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 251 | 880 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 229 | 921 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 246 | 862 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 240 | 850 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 303 | 703 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 296 | 707 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 318 | 669 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 342 | 652 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 390 | 588 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 423 | 553 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 434 | 545 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 412 | 549 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 485 | 466 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 518 | 432 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 544 | 408 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 588 | 386 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 607 | 375 | 7 | 4973 |
| 1983 | 592 | 376 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 709 | 338 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 855 | 284 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 840 | 296 | 9 | 4134 |
| 1979 | 881 | 277 | 5 | 6056 |
| 1978 | 892 | 262 | 9 | 3857 |
| 1977 | 802 | 295 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 859 | 271 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 883 | 272 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 992 | 256 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 1,031 | 248 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 1,199 | 230 | 7 | 3963 |
| 1971 | 1,418 | 215 | 11 | 2973 |
| 1970 | 1,590 | 203 | 11 | 2891 |
| 1969 | 1,736 | 184 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 2,073 | 159 | 11 | 2576 |
| 1967 | 2,380 | 146 | 9 | 2760 |
| 1966 | 2,688 | 135 | 13 | 2216 |
| 1965 | 3,067 | 126 | 7 | 3244 |
| 1964 | 3,470 | 122 | 11 | 2546 |
| 1963 | 3,808 | 115 | 13 | 2300 |
| 1962 | 4,102 | 110 | 17 | 1962 |
| 1961 | 4,532 | 105 | 10 | 2706 |
| 1960 | 5,027 | 96 | 15 | 2121 |
| 1959 | 4,952 | 98 | 7 | 3290 |
| 1958 | 5,340 | 88 | 19 | 1838 |
| 1957 | 6,018 | 78 | 16 | 2019 |
| 1956 | 6,054 | 79 | 8 | 2969 |
| 1955 | 6,094 | 72 | 17 | 1902 |
| 1954 | 6,536 | 67 | 15 | 2044 |
| 1953 | 6,284 | 64 | 6 | 3425 |
| 1952 | 6,148 | 66 | 12 | 2251 |
| 1951 | 6,415 | 61 | 11 | 2367 |
| 1950 | 6,424 | 56 | 14 | 2019 |
| 1949 | 6,653 | 54 | 16 | 1872 |
| 1948 | 5,835 | 59 | 10 | 2443 |
| 1947 | 5,982 | 60 | 17 | 1850 |
| 1946 | 5,533 | 56 | 13 | 2030 |
| 1945 | 4,282 | 59 | 9 | 2393 |
| 1944 | 4,530 | 54 | 10 | 2309 |
| 1943 | 5,011 | 52 | 15 | 1910 |
| 1942 | 4,706 | 55 | 15 | 1867 |
| 1941 | 3,879 | 63 | 20 | 1532 |
| 1940 | 3,442 | 70 | 14 | 1894 |
| 1939 | 3,188 | 78 | 16 | 1712 |
| 1938 | 3,357 | 74 | 8 | 2646 |
| 1937 | 3,421 | 69 | 12 | 2088 |
| 1936 | 3,334 | 69 | 21 | 1463 |
| 1935 | 3,579 | 63 | 12 | 2127 |
| 1934 | 3,683 | 63 | 15 | 1860 |
| 1933 | 3,840 | 53 | 18 | 1644 |
| 1932 | 4,256 | 53 | 28 | 1286 |
| 1931 | 4,613 | 48 | 30 | 1253 |
| 1930 | 5,470 | 42 | 21 | 1602 |
| 1929 | 4,767 | 52 | 17 | 1848 |
| 1928 | 4,810 | 57 | 22 | 1611 |
| 1927 | 5,084 | 54 | 19 | 1796 |
| 1926 | 5,015 | 50 | 13 | 2302 |
| 1925 | 5,323 | 48 | 16 | 2012 |
| 1924 | 5,381 | 49 | 12 | 2473 |
| 1923 | 5,095 | 50 | 6 | 3822 |
| 1922 | 4,976 | 52 | 8 | 3252 |
| 1921 | 5,157 | 48 | 11 | 2632 |
| 1920 | 4,979 | 52 | 13 | 2336 |
| 1919 | 4,515 | 54 | <5 | — |
| 1918 | 4,447 | 58 | 11 | 2543 |
| 1917 | 3,870 | 63 | <5 | — |
| 1916 | 3,477 | 67 | 7 | 3177 |
| 1915 | 3,063 | 71 | 8 | 2829 |
| 1914 | 2,010 | 87 | <5 | — |
| 1913 | 1,096 | 116 | 5 | 2821 |
| 1912 | 636 | 165 | <5 | — |
| 1911 | 403 | 179 | <5 | — |
| 1910 | 333 | 198 | <5 | — |
| 1909 | 295 | 197 | <5 | — |
| 1908 | 255 | 212 | <5 | — |
| 1907 | 266 | 196 | <5 | — |
| 1906 | 203 | 219 | <5 | — |
| 1905 | 188 | 229 | <5 | — |
| 1904 | 166 | 241 | <5 | — |
| 1903 | 174 | 228 | <5 | — |
| 1902 | 148 | 257 | <5 | — |
| 1901 | 135 | 247 | <5 | — |
| 1900 | 162 | 255 | <5 | — |
| 1899 | 147 | 227 | <5 | — |
| 1898 | 146 | 244 | <5 | — |
| 1897 | 117 | 263 | <5 | — |
| 1896 | 109 | 273 | <5 | — |
| 1895 | 105 | 275 | <5 | — |
| 1894 | 104 | 271 | <5 | — |
| 1893 | 95 | 275 | <5 | — |
| 1892 | 87 | 288 | <5 | — |
| 1891 | 65 | 313 | <5 | — |
| 1890 | 54 | 348 | <5 | — |
| 1889 | 75 | 275 | <5 | — |
| 1888 | 52 | 333 | <5 | — |
| 1887 | 40 | 337 | <5 | — |
| 1886 | 28 | 406 | <5 | — |
| 1885 | 31 | 365 | <5 | — |
| 1884 | 24 | 409 | <5 | — |
| 1883 | 15 | 499 | <5 | — |
| 1882 | 21 | 389 | <5 | — |
| 1881 | 20 | 374 | <5 | — |
| 1880 | 19 | 375 | <5 | — |
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Where Rita is most popular
- New York2.3×
- Massachusetts2.3×
- Michigan1.9×
- Pennsylvania1.8×
- New Jersey1.7×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years