Recorded 1937–2000 Girls' name Peak 1978 122 births

Ritamarie — girls' name

122 babies named Ritamarie in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

122 girls have been named Ritamarie since 1937, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2000.

122
total births
1937–2000
years on record
1960s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Ritamarie was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ritamarie in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ritamarie

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Ritamarie between 1937 and 2000, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ritamarie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ritamarie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ritamarie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ritamarie 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 122 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.

Ritamarie at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

122

Since 1937

64 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1937

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2000

Ritamarie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1937

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Ritamarie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
31 births that decade — 25% of Ritamarie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ritamarie?
122 babies have been named Ritamarie since 1937. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Ritamarie most popular?
Ritamarie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Ritamarie been used?
Ritamarie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 64 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Ritamarie?
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, 1937–2000 (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.