Rita

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Greek

Meaning

Rita is a female name, often a name in its own right, but mostly a shortened version of Margarita. The feast day of Rita is generally celebrated on May 22 in honor of Saint Rita of Cascia.

From Wikipedia

Rita first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 62 babies (rank #440 that year). In 2024 it was given to 35 girls (rank #833). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rita

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rita yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,403
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
62
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199152#492
199262#440
199354#489
199432#646
199536#646
199640#589
199744#550
199829#752
199937#630
200041#584
200145#555
200245#544
200344#574
200439#634
200540#635
200640#671
200745#622
200836#765
200944#656
201035#790
201144#659
201242#685
201334#809
201448#626
201544#656
201651#595
201733#843
201849#609
201950#614
202039#729
202127#1,007
202223#1,110
202344#651
202435#833