Over the past 110 years, 277 072 girls and 22 boys have been named Rita. The name Rita ranks 127th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Rita in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Rita came in the 1920s and 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.