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.

#50,130 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1987
1980s
peak 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.

  • #50,130 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 1987
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rittney ranks #50,130 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.

#50,130 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1987
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rittney's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% 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.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1987)
5
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
5 198719881989 5

Rittney by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).

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

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 archive ordinal is #50,130 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 5 babies were born in 1987, its single highest year.
Where does Rittney sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rittney ranks #50,130 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 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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rittney: 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, 1987–1989 (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 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 August 2026.