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Rita

Girl's name · #1287 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Rita belongs to an older America first — it reached #42 back in 1930 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1287. About 284,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Rita is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Rita is especially popular in Croatia.

#3 in Croatia (2025) · #72 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #83 in Poland (2025) · #132 in Italy (2024) · #263 in Austria (2025) · #276 in France (2025) · #535 in Switzerland (2025) · #632 in Scotland (2025) · #699 in Sweden (2025) · #718 in Ireland (2025) · #719 in England & Wales (2025) · #734 in Belgium (2025) and 7 more.

Famous Ritas

• Rita Levi-Montalcini — Italian neurologist (1909–2012)
• Rita Hayworth — American actress (1918–1987)
• Rita Ora — English-Albanian singer and actress (born 1990)
• Rita Moreno — Puerto Rican actress, singer, and dancer (born 1931)
• Rita Wilson — American actress, singer, and producer (born 1956)
• Rita Coolidge — American singer (born 1945)
• Rita Mae Brown — American writer, activist, and feminist (born 1944)
• Rita Lee — Brazilian musician, author, actress and television host (1947–2023)
• Rita Pavone — Italian-Swiss actress and singer (born 1945)
• Rita — Israeli singer and actress (born 1962)

In stories & tradition

• Rita Skeeter — Harry Potter character
• Rita Bennett — Dexter (TV series)
• Rita Repulsa — Fictional character from the Power Rangers universe

What Ritas become

Among 2,080 notable people named Rita:

Entertainers appear 1.54× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rita Hayworth, American actress (1918–1987).

Similar names: Megan · Norma · Rhythm · Anita · Marjorie · Greta

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