Recorded 1917–2001 Girls' name Peak 1924 159 births

Ritta — girls' name

159 babies named Ritta in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s141920s411930s121940s261950s511960s92000s6
1950s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Ritta was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ritta in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ritta

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Ritta between 1917 and 2001, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ritta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ritta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ritta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ritta 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 159 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.

Ritta at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

159

Since 1917

85 years of records

Peak year

1924

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1917

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2001

Ritta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1917

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1924)
10
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
4681012 200119581955195019431930192619201917 8

Ritta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
51 births that decade — 32% of Ritta's all-time total
1910s141920s411930s121940s261950s511960s92000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ritta?
159 babies have been named Ritta since 1917. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1924 with 10 births.
When was Ritta most popular?
Ritta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Ritta been used?
Ritta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 85 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Ritta?
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, 1917–2001 (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.