Rita

Rita

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 73 babies (rank #581 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

577

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	9	#1,877
1997	14	#1,349
1998	11	#1,668
1999	18	#1,140
2000	13	#1,453
2001	14	#1,423
2002	17	#1,235
2003	19	#1,212
2004	20	#1,198
2005	16	#1,481
2006	19	#1,369
2007	22	#1,284
2008	27	#1,124
2009	21	#1,396
2010	17	#1,710
2011	32	#1,086
2012	40	#931
2013	57	#709
2014	65	#627
2015	53	#744
2016	73	#581

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,877

1997

#1,349

1998

#1,668

1999

#1,140

2000

#1,453

2001

#1,423

2002

#1,235

2003

#1,212

2004

#1,198

2005

#1,481

2006

#1,369

2007

#1,284

2008

#1,124

2009

#1,396

2010

#1,710

2011

#1,086

2012

#931

2013

#709

2014

#627

2015

#744

2016

#581

Meaning

Numerology of Rita

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Rita

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Year-by-Year Detail