Rita
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning flowing or proper; a form of Sarita.
Babies a year
51
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#719
51 babies · down from #625
Rita by the numbers
In 2025, 51 babies in England and Wales were named Rita. In the US, 206 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 6,652 babies in 1949, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rita. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Riyathe singer48 in England and Wales (2025)
- Riariver mouth; short form of Maria38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rinasong; joy; a form of Rina71 in the US (2017)
- Rivariver; also a diminutive of Rebecca45 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rimawhite antelope or gazelle37 in the US (2017)
- Ridaleader or satisfied24 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Rita
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