Rita

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Rita is a given name of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 285,052 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 284,274 as girls and 778 as boys. Rita gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1949 and has since declined significantly. It is the #275 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 159
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 228
1998 246
1997 240
1996 303
1995 296
1994 318
1993 341
1992 390
1991 423
1990 434
1989 412
1988 485
1987 518
1986 544
1985 588
1984 615
1983 592
1982 709
1981 855
1980 849
1979 886
1978 901
1977 802
1976 859
1975 883
1974 993
1973 1,031
1972 1,206
1971 1,430
1970 1,600
1969 1,736
1968 2,084
1967 2,389
1966 2,701
1965 3,072
1964 3,481
1963 3,820
1962 4,118
1961 4,544
1960 5,042
1959 4,958
1958 5,360
1957 6,034
1956 6,063
1955 6,111
1954 6,551
1953 6,290
1952 6,160
1951 6,426
1950 6,437
1949 6,670
1948 5,845
1947 5,999
1946 5,546
1945 4,291
1944 4,540
1943 5,026
1942 4,721
1941 3,899
1940 3,456
1939 3,204
1938 3,365
1937 3,433
1936 3,354
1935 3,591
1934 3,698
1933 3,859
1932 4,283
1931 4,643
1930 5,491
1929 4,784
1928 4,832
1927 5,103
1926 5,028
1925 5,339
1924 5,393
1923 5,101
1922 4,984
1921 5,168
1920 4,992
1919 4,515
1918 4,458
1917 3,870
1916 3,484
1915 3,071
1914 2,010
1913 1,101
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