Boys' name · since 1911
Rito
Rito has 1,472 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,277 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,472
- born since 1911
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,472 babies have been named Rito since 1911, making it today's #8277 boys' name.
Rito has 1,472 recorded births among boys since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8277 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #4,002 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,277 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,472 born since 1911
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rito ranks #4,002 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,277 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,472 born since 1911, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,277 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,472
- born since 1911
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rito's 1,472 recorded births place it above 91.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Rito compares
1,472 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rito's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rito | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,472 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rito's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rito splits its recorded history at 1968: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rito popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Rito by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (181 births, 12% of the file).
1950s was Rito's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Rito births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 54
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
124 births
- 1930s
1930s
112 births
- 1940s
1940s
125 births
- 1950s
1950s
181 births
- 1960s
1960s
132 births
- 1970s
1970s
172 births
- 1980s
1980s
181 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
131 births
- 2010s 69
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 181 births (12% of all-time use).
How Rito compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rito's total volume
Rito by state
Where Rito concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 453 | 30.8% |
| #2 | California | | 256 | 17.4% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
453 of 1,472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Rito's data
- Rito's decade-level peak was the 1950s (181 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ritos (453 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rito: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~114 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rito draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.