US rank #9381 Boys' name Peak 2016 122 births

Ritter — #9381 US boys' name

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.

1990s52000s92010s872020s21
#9381
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Ritter was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

17 babies were named Ritter in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ritter

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Ritter between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ritter currently holds the #9381 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ritter performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ritter shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ritter 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 122 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.

Ritter at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

122

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2016

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,381

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ritter popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
17
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 20242020201820162014201220101997 5

Ritter by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
87 births that decade — 71% of Ritter's all-time total
1990s52000s92010s872020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ritter?
122 babies have been named Ritter since 1997. It currently ranks #9381 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 17 births.
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, Rita, Rithvik, 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, 1997–2024 (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.