Rita

Girl Arabic #1376 in 2023

Rita is a girl name of Arabic origin.

Meaning of Rita

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.

Popularity of Rita

Popularity, 1880–2023

164 births in 2023

1880 2023

284,115 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1949

6,654 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Summary adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.