Ritha — girls' name

What the Data Says About Ritha

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Ritha between 1916 and 1978, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ritha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ritha performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ritha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ritha 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 140 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.