Total births
15
Girls' name · since 1987
Rittney
15 babies named Rittney in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 15
- total births
- 1987–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Rittney is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1987.
Rittney has 15 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1989.
- 15 total births
- 1987–1989 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
15 girls have been named Rittney since 1987, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.
- 15
- total births
- 1987–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Rittney was born in this single decade.
1987
Single peak year
5 babies were named Rittney in 1987 - its busiest year on record.
Rittney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rittney's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded.
Rittney at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
1987
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1987
Rittney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1989
- Peak year (1987)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Rittney by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Rittney's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Rittney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rittney? ▼
Rittney has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 5 babies were born in 1987, its single highest year.
When was Rittney most popular? ▼
Rittney was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Rittney been used? ▼
Records for Rittney go back to 1987, giving 3 years of history through 1989.
What names are similar to Rittney? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Rittney
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rittney
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Rithika Girl
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Ritu Girl
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Rital Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1987–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rittney: Baby Name Since 1987 - 15 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rittney. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rittney 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 July 2026.