NameTides

Rita

Rita was the #1,285 girls' name in the US in 2025 (174 babies), and #719 in England & Wales and #742 in Canada.

Rita as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rita as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandUS
Rita as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,285 (174)#719 (51)#632 (4)—#718 (4)#742 (40)
2024#1,395 (161)#625 (62)#431 (7)—#504 (7)#734 (40)
2023#1,373 (164)#851 (42)—#264 (6)#495 (7)#622 (46)
2022#1,322 (178)#729 (50)#531 (5)—#747 (4)#993 (26)
2021#1,432 (150)#654 (59)—#350 (4)#517 (7)#947 (29)
2020#1,231 (185)#674 (55)#765 (3)—#375 (10)#693 (41)
2019#1,345 (169)#584 (68)#765 (3)#424 (3)#871 (3)#603 (51)
2018#1,250 (185)#710 (56)#680 (4)—#474 (8)#576 (54)
2017#1,182 (207)#764 (52)#666 (4)—#471 (8)#759 (37)
2016#1,188 (210)#573 (73)#675 (4)#440 (3)#419 (10)#571 (54)
2015#1,280 (190)#735 (53)——#532 (7)#640 (46)
2014#1,362 (171)#625 (65)——#876 (3)#619 (49)
2013#1,289 (182)#699 (57)#816 (3)—#894 (3)#758 (37)
2012#1,379 (169)#916 (40)——#612 (6)#660 (44)
2011#1,363 (169)#1,067 (32)——#695 (5)#625 (46)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1930 at #42.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,300 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,700uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Rita is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,100 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,900 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rita by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,028NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: #1,015PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,085CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #704VAMaryland: #651MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #909AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,281NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,714TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Rita (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#31117
Ontario2024#86713

Rita (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RitaCanadaGirls#74240
RitaEngland & WalesGirls#71951
RitaIrelandGirls#7184
RitaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RitaScotlandGirls#6324
RitaUSGirls#1,285174
RitaUSBoys—too few