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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 514 babies (rank #91 that year). In 2024 it was given to 199 girls (rank #132). 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.

9,163
Total babies (all years)
26
Years in the data
514
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
1999514#91
2000512#90
2001492#87
2002432#95
2003428#97
2004407#99
2005416#94
2006474#89
2007461#90
2008456#95
2009370#105
2010348#113
2011340#111
2012352#105
2013295#124
2014311#116
2015319#113
2016320#110
2017275#113
2018254#117
2019253#113
2020259#110
2021258#112
2022198#133
2023220#126
2024199#132