How Many People Are Named Rita?
people named Rita are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,425 people in the US has this name
Based on 285,230 babies named Rita in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
β Uncommon
Peak Year
6,669 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of MARGHERITA and other names ending in rita. A famous bearer was American actress Rita Hayworth (1918-1987).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Rita (99.8%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Rita alive today is about 67 years old, and 77% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 61 and 77 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Rita first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1949, to 6,669 babies. In 2025, 174 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Rita never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #42, in 1930, and it was in the top 100 for 47 years, 1914 to 1960. In 2025 it ranked #1,287.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,287 |
| Best rank | #42 (1930) |
| Years in the top 100 | 47 (1914 to 1960) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #73 in the 1950s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Rita alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rita were born in New York than in any other state: about 11,066 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rita was given 2.6 times as often in New Hampshire, 2.4 times in Rhode Island and 2.1 times in Massachusetts.
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