Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Rita (feminine) | Rita (masculine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #1318 | 0.010 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #1299 | 0.010 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #1096 | 0.011 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #695 | 0.016 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #378 | 0.033 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #249 | 0.064 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #125 | 0.174 | - | - | ||
| 1950 | #73 | 0.305 | - | - | ||
| 1940 | #58 | 0.335 | #1986 | 0.001 | ||
| 1930 | #54 | 0.351 | #1664 | 0.002 | ||
| 1920 | #49 | 0.408 | - | - | ||
| 1910 | #74 | 0.280 | - | - | ||
| 1900 | #224 | 0.064 | - | - | ||
| 1890 | #274 | 0.044 | - | - | ||
| 1880 | #351 | 0.023 | - | - | ||
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