Girls' name · since 1885

Rittie

Rittie has 25 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1885 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#43,326 of 72,339
all-time among girls
25
born since 1885
1900s
peak decade

Rittie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 25 have been recorded since 1885.

Rittie has 25 recorded births among girls since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1900s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1907.

  • #43,326 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 25 born since 1885
  • 1900s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rittie ranks #43,326 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1885, peaking in the 1900s.

#43,326 of 72,339
all-time among girls
25
born since 1885
1900s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rittie's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Rittie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Rittie splits its recorded history at 1902: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births).

Rittie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1907

Last recorded 1907
Peak year (1885)
5
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
5 18851888190219061907 5

Rittie by decade

1900s is the heaviest window (15 births, 60% of the file).

1900s was Rittie's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Rittie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1900s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rittie?
Since 1885, Social Security records show 25 babies named Rittie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #43,326 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1907. Its busiest year on record was 1885, with 5 births.
Where does Rittie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rittie ranks #43,326 of 72,339 girls' 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 Rittie most popular?
Rittie was most popular in the 1900s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1885.
How long has the name Rittie been used?
Rittie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 23 years of data through 1907.
What names are similar to Rittie?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rittie: 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, 1885–1907 (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 Rittie 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.