MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rita mean?
Rita is a short form of Margarita in European naming, carrying its pearl association. An Indian reading connects the name with Sanskrit ṛta, cosmic order or truth.
Pronunciation
IAST: rītā
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रीता
Letter-by-letter: rītā
Conventional spelling
Bengali
রীতা
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਰੀਤਾ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
रिता
Letter-by-letter: ritā
27,258 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rita in Indian usage
737,782 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 735,175 records (99.6%).
- Recorded as male: 2,607 records (0.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 687 |
| 1930s | 825 |
| 1940s | 2,792 |
| 1950s | 15,486 |
| 1960s | 81,362 |
| 1970s | 215,322 |
| 1980s | 278,717 |
| 1990s | 142,447 |
| Other decades | 144 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 278,376 |
| Bihar | 268,725 |
| Jharkhand | 55,703 |
| Odisha | 50,187 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26,706 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 17,561 |
| Uttarakhand | 9,298 |
| Haryana | 5,345 |
| Tripura | 5,008 |
| Delhi | 4,726 |
| Rajasthan | 4,445 |
| Punjab | 3,095 |
| Assam | 1,881 |
| Meghalaya | 1,466 |
| Goa | 1,027 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 778 |
| Chandigarh | 640 |
| Sikkim | 530 |
| Manipur | 498 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 439 |
| Kerala | 326 |
| Nagaland | 316 |
| Mizoram | 258 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 243 |
| Other states | 205 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Rita / F | 51 | 719 |
| Scotland | Rita / F | 4 | 632 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Rita ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rita; Table_6, C733 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rita; Table_6, C733
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rita; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rita; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl