Recorded 1922–1949 Girls' name Peak 1923 47 births

Ritamae — girls' name

47 babies named Ritamae in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

47 girls have been named Ritamae since 1922, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1949.

47
total births
1922–1949
years on record
1940s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Ritamae was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ritamae in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ritamae

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Ritamae between 1922 and 1949, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ritamae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ritamae performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ritamae shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ritamae in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 47 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ritamae at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

47

Since 1922

28 years of records

Peak year

1923

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1922

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1949

Ritamae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1922

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Ritamae by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
27 births that decade — 57% of Ritamae's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ritamae?
47 babies have been named Ritamae since 1922. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Ritamae most popular?
Ritamae was most popular in the 1940s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Ritamae been used?
Ritamae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 28 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Ritamae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rita, Ritika, Rithika, Ritu, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.