Rita

Meaning and origin of Rita

Popularity of Rita in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Rita has been rising (+6.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Rita every 14 schools, all spellings combined.

Rita in English-speaking countries

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  377^th girls’ name25 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,679

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  550^th girls’ name18 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,603

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  456^th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,752

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  642^nd girls’ name11 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,944

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  716^th girls’ name155 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,954−1.2% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,095^th girls’ name26 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,942

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,365^th girls’ name499 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,683−0.9% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada).

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Rhita (in French)40
• Ritha10
• Ritta5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Rita

• Gia
• Angelina
• Giorgia
• Alessia
• Candice
• Cassie
• Sibylle
• Angèle
• Lia
• Cléa
• Coline
• Daphné

See also

• →French names of Greek origin