US rank #10952 Boys' name Peak 1988 1,463 births

Rito — #10952 US boys' name

1,463 babies named Rito in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s541920s1241930s1121940s1251950s1811960s1321970s1721980s1811990s1552000s1312010s692020s27
#10952
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

1950s
Peak decade

12% of everyone ever named Rito was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

26 babies were named Rito in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rito

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,463 babies named Rito between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rito currently holds the #10952 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rito performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Rito shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 453 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Rito in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rito 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 1,463 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.

Rito at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,463

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

1988

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#10,952

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rito popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
26
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
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Rito by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
181 births that decade — 12% of Rito's all-time total
1910s541920s1241930s1121940s1251950s1811960s1321970s1721980s1811990s1552000s1312010s692020s27

Rito by state

Where Rito concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Rito
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
453 31.0%
#2 California
256 17.5%
#3 Arizona
5 0.3%
Texas share of Rito's total US births 31.0%
Even split

453 of 1,463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rito?
1,463 babies have been named Rito since 1911. It currently ranks #10952 among boys. The peak year was 1988 with 26 births.
When was Rito most popular?
Rito was most popular in the 1950s decade with 181 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Rito most popular?
The top states for the name Rito are Texas (453 births), California (256 births), Arizona (5 births).
How long has the name Rito been used?
Rito has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rito?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ritchie, Rita, Rithvik, Ritvik, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1911–2024 (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.