Is Rita a boy or girl name?
Rita is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 159 girls and 0 boys were named Rita, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 285,052 US babies named Rita were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,404
- Babies named Rita since 1880
- 285,052
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 6,670 babies
Boys and girls named Rita, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 325 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,029 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,992 | 100% |
| 1910s | 31 | 23,850 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 137 | 50,587 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 181 | 38,740 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 139 | 49,854 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 125 | 60,265 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 106 | 32,881 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 43 | 10,548 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 16 | 6,151 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,219 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,169 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,828 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 836 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,404 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,376 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,323 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,437 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,234 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,347 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,254 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,186 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,189 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,283 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,366 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,291 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,382 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,368 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,341 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,419 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,327 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,202 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,180 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,083 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 216 | #1,072 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,111 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 244 | #918 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 270 | #849 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 251 | #881 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 228 | #927 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 246 | #864 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 240 | #854 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 303 | #704 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 296 | #708 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 318 | #671 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 341 | #653 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 390 | #589 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 423 | #553 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 434 | #545 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 412 | #551 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 485 | #466 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 518 | #432 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 544 | #408 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 588 | #386 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,458 | 608 | #376 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 592 | #376 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 709 | #338 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 855 | #284 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,423 | 840 | #297 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,859 | 881 | #277 |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,100 | 892 | #263 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 802 | #295 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 859 | #271 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 883 | #273 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 993 | #256 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,031 | #248 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,345 | 1,199 | #230 |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,105 | 1,419 | #215 |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,030 | 1,589 | #203 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,736 | #184 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,696 | 2,073 | #159 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,940 | 2,380 | #146 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,312 | 2,688 | #135 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,488 | 3,065 | #126 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,630 | 3,470 | #122 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,393 | 3,807 | #115 |
| 1962 | 17 | #2,022 | 4,101 | #110 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,864 | 4,534 | #105 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,189 | 5,027 | #96 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,537 | 4,951 | #98 |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,882 | 5,341 | #88 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,074 | 6,018 | #78 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,156 | 6,055 | #79 |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,960 | 6,094 | #72 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,098 | 6,536 | #67 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,725 | 6,284 | #64 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,351 | 6,148 | #66 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,471 | 6,415 | #61 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,097 | 6,423 | #56 |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,927 | 6,654 | #54 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,580 | 5,835 | #59 |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,901 | 5,982 | #60 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,123 | 5,533 | #56 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,546 | 4,282 | #59 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,437 | 4,530 | #55 |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,976 | 5,011 | #52 |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,929 | 4,706 | #55 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,577 | 3,879 | #63 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,970 | 3,442 | #70 |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,779 | 3,188 | #78 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,822 | 3,357 | #74 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,175 | 3,421 | #69 |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,498 | 3,333 | #69 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,221 | 3,579 | #63 |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,913 | 3,683 | #63 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,694 | 3,841 | #53 |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,318 | 4,255 | #53 |
| 1931 | 30 | #1,276 | 4,613 | #48 |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,641 | 5,470 | #42 |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,912 | 4,767 | #52 |
| 1928 | 22 | #1,637 | 4,810 | #57 |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,857 | 5,084 | #54 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,406 | 5,015 | #50 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,069 | 5,323 | #48 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,598 | 5,381 | #49 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,158 | 5,095 | #50 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,477 | 4,976 | #52 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,767 | 5,157 | #48 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,430 | 4,979 | #52 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 4,515 | #54 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,668 | 4,447 | #58 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 3,870 | #63 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,449 | 3,477 | #67 |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,017 | 3,063 | #71 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 2,010 | #87 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,182 | 1,096 | #116 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 636 | #165 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 403 | #179 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 333 | #198 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 295 | #197 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 255 | #212 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 266 | #196 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 203 | #219 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 188 | #229 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 166 | #242 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 174 | #228 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 148 | #257 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 135 | #249 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 162 | #256 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 147 | #228 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 146 | #244 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 117 | #264 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 109 | #275 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 105 | #275 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 104 | #273 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 95 | #275 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 87 | #291 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 65 | #314 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 54 | #349 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 75 | #276 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 52 | #335 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 40 | #342 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 28 | #414 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 31 | #372 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 24 | #414 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 15 | #514 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 21 | #402 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 20 | #382 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 19 | #385 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rita reached #1,276 in 1931. As a girl name, it reached #42 in 1930. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rita
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.