Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ritta isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ritta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 159
- 0 boys · 159 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 333 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ritta’s family of names
Ritta has a related form in Rita. In Greek usage, Ritta as a surname is a transliteration of Ρήττα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Ritta, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
Vita
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>99% girls
Concetta
“refers to the Immaculate Conception”
>99% girls
Rosaria
“refers to the rosary and Our Lady of the Rosary” · “refers to the rosary”
>99% girls
Reva
>99% girls
Tilda
“one who is mighty in battle”
>99% girls
Rosella
“horse” · “fame”
>99% girls