The baby name Rita appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1951 with 8,597 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Rita has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 350 |
| 1911 | 412 |
| 1912 | 679 |
| 1913 | 1,185 |
| 1914 | 2,197 |
| 1915 | 3,477 |
| 1916 | 3,930 |
| 1917 | 4,379 |
| 1918 | 5,031 |
| 1919 | 5,065 |
| 1920 | 5,629 |
| 1921 | 5,822 |
| 1922 | 4,972 |
| 1923 | 6,549 |
| 1924 | 7,285 |
| 1925 | 7,364 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1926 | 6,896 |
| 1927 | 7,116 |
| 1927 | 6 |
| 1928 | 6,920 |
| 1929 | 6,935 |
| 1930 | 7,911 |
| 1931 | 5,872 |
| 1931 | 5 |
| 1932 | 5,472 |
| 1933 | 4,981 |
| 1934 | 4,334 |
| 1935 | 4,554 |
| 1936 | 3,949 |
| 1936 | 18 |
| 1937 | 4,074 |
| 1938 | 3,943 |
| 1939 | 3,768 |
| 1940 | 3,970 |
| 1941 | 4,360 |
| 1942 | 5,253 |
| 1943 | 6,507 |
| 1944 | 5,086 |
| 1945 | 4,907 |
| 1946 | 6,344 |
| 1947 | 7,239 |
| 1948 | 7,193 |
| 1949 | 8,154 |
| 1950 | 8,350 |
| 1951 | 8,597 |
| 1952 | 8,427 |
| 1953 | 8,499 |
| 1954 | 8,229 |
| 1955 | 7,363 |
| 1956 | 7,870 |
| 1957 | 7,750 |
| 1958 | 6,950 |
| 1959 | 6,494 |
| 1960 | 6,802 |
| 1961 | 6,234 |
| 1962 | 5,616 |
| 1963 | 4,449 |
| 1964 | 4,228 |
| 1965 | 3,589 |
| 1966 | 3,190 |
| 1967 | 2,819 |
| 1968 | 2,417 |
| 1969 | 2,056 |
| 1970 | 1,887 |
| 1971 | 1,651 |
| 1972 | 1,318 |
| 1973 | 1,118 |
| 1974 | 1,064 |
| 1975 | 937 |
| 1976 | 862 |
| 1977 | 914 |
| 1978 | 1,014 |
| 1979 | 903 |
| 1980 | 867 |
| 1981 | 837 |
| 1982 | 658 |
| 1983 | 524 |
| 1984 | 564 |
| 1985 | 548 |
| 1986 | 597 |
| 1987 | 509 |
| 1988 | 441 |
| 1989 | 339 |
| 1990 | 290 |
| 1991 | 338 |
| 1992 | 288 |
| 1993 | 228 |
| 1994 | 248 |
| 1995 | 204 |
| 1996 | 230 |
| 1997 | 175 |
| 1998 | 174 |
| 1999 | 157 |
| 2000 | 132 |
| 2001 | 190 |
| 2002 | 138 |
| 2003 | 139 |
| 2004 | 175 |
| 2005 | 171 |
| 2006 | 132 |
| 2007 | 152 |
| 2008 | 170 |
| 2009 | 88 |
| 2010 | 117 |
| 2011 | 99 |
| 2012 | 89 |
| 2013 | 117 |
| 2014 | 106 |
| 2015 | 145 |
| 2016 | 221 |
| 2017 | 180 |
| 2018 | 86 |
| 2019 | 102 |
| 2020 | 158 |
| 2021 | 105 |
| 2022 | 172 |
| 2023 | 102 |
| 2024 | 116 |