US rank #13922 Girls' name Peak 2001 571 births

Ritika — #13922 US girls' name

571 babies named Ritika in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s662000s3202010s1642020s11
#13922
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Ritika was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

48 babies were named Ritika in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ritika

The Social Security Administration has registered 571 babies named Ritika between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ritika currently holds the #13922 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ritika performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 320 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ritika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 59 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ritika in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ritika 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 571 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.

Ritika at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

571

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2001

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,922

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ritika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
48
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0102030405060 202420172013200920052001199719931983 5

Ritika by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
320 births that decade — 56% of Ritika's all-time total
1980s101990s662000s3202010s1642020s11

Ritika by state

Where Ritika concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Ritika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
59 10.3%
#2 New Jersey
32 5.6%
#3 Illinois
5 0.9%
#4 Massachusetts
5 0.9%
#5 Texas
5 0.9%
California share of Ritika's total US births 10.3%
Even split

59 of 571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ritika?
571 babies have been named Ritika since 1983. It currently ranks #13922 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 48 births.
When was Ritika most popular?
Ritika was most popular in the 2000s decade with 320 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Ritika most popular?
The top states for the name Ritika are California (59 births), New Jersey (32 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Ritika been used?
Ritika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ritika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rita, Rithika, Ritu, Rital, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1983–2024 (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.