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Rita

Rita is currently the #1285 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 174 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Looking at the full record since 1880, Rita hit its all-time high of #42 in 1930, when 5,470 girls were given the name. State by state, Maryland leads the way at #651.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1285
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#42
in 1930 (1930s)
Babies in 2025
174
girls named Rita

Rita popularity, 1880–2025

0.13%0.26%0.39%0.52%18801900192019401960198020002020#42 in 1930
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1930

Where Rita is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025MI—New York: #1028 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1028Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025IN—Ohio: #1271 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1271Pennsylvania: #1015 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#1015New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025CT—California: #1085 (24 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1085Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025UT—Colorado: #907 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CO#907Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025WV—Virginia: #704 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#704Maryland: #651 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#651Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1281 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1281South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025HI—Texas: #1714 (13 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1714Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Rita in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Maryland (#651), Virginia (#704), Wisconsin (#791)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Rita in the most recent year of SSA data.

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