Rita Girl
How popular is Rita?
#1,285 girl name in 2025
174 baby girls were named Rita in the US in 2025, making it the 1285th most popular girl name.
145,736living people named Rita (est.)
71median age of people named Rita
285,230babies named Rita since 1880
1 in 19,054US babies born in 2025
Rita popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,285 for girls (▲ 110 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 174 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-8% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,280 in 2015, #1,231 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1949 (6,653 girls) |
| Highest rank | #42 in 1930 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Rita is most popular
Babies named Rita per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (78 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.2 per 1,000 (23 girls)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (34 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (33 girls)
- Minnesota: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 girls)
Rita by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 325 | #275 |
| 1890s | 1,029 | #227 |
| 1900s | 1,992 | #196 |
| 1910s | 23,850 | #54 |
| 1920s | 50,587 | #48 |
| 1930s | 38,741 | #42 |
| 1940s | 49,853 | #52 |
| 1950s | 60,265 | #56 |
| 1960s | 32,883 | #96 |
| 1970s | 10,547 | #203 |
| 1980s | 6,150 | #284 |
| 1990s | 3,221 | #544 |
| 2000s | 2,169 | #846 |
| 2010s | 1,828 | #1,182 |
| 2020s | 1,012 | #1,231 |
Girl names about as popular as Rita
Questions
- Is Rita a boy or girl name?
- Rita is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Rita were girls.
- How popular is the name Rita?
- 174 baby girls were named Rita in the US in 2025, making it the 1285th most popular girl name.
- When was Rita most popular?
- Rita peaked in 1949, when 6,653 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #42 in 1930.
- How many people are named Rita?
- 285,230 babies have been named Rita in the US since 1880. We estimate about 145,736 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 71.
- Where is Rita most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rita was most common in New York, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.