Boys' name · since 1997

Ritter

122 babies named Ritter in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,132 of 45,481
all-time among boys
122
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade

Ritter is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 122 have been recorded since 1997.

Social Security Administration records show Ritter recorded 122 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.

  • #16,132 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 122 born since 1997
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ritter ranks #16,132 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,132 of 45,481
all-time among boys
122
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ritter's 122 recorded births place it above 64.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ritter's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ritter splits its recorded history at 2015: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ritter popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2016)
17
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
05101520 19972010201220142016201820202024 8

Ritter by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 71% of the file).

2010s was Ritter's strongest decade.

87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Ritter births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ritter? ▼
Ritter has been given to 122 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,132 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 17 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Ritter sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ritter ranks #16,132 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ritter most popular? ▼
Ritter was most popular in the 2010s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Ritter been used? ▼
Ritter has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ritter? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ritchie, Rito, Rithvik, Rita, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ritter's data

  • Ritter's decade-level peak was the 2010s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ritter

Nearby Names Like Ritter

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ritter

Ritchie Boy
#3861 4,120 births
Rito Boy
#8277 1,472 births
Rithvik Boy
#5328 781 births
Rita Boy
778 births
Ritvik Boy
#7449 498 births

Compare Ritter side by side: Ritter vs Ritchie Ritter vs Rito Ritter vs Rithvik

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Wilkin
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Fairley
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ritter: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2024 (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 Ritter 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.