Ads Here

Check Any Baby Names Popularity Comparison

Rita vs James — Popularity Comparison

Latest years first · counts are girls + boys combined (split shown in table).

Trend

Rita James

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	159 \| 159/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	164 \| 164/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	178 \| 178/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	150 \| 150/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	185 \| 185/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	169 \| 169/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	185 \| 185/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	207 \| 207/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	210 \| 210/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	190 \| 190/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	171 \| 171/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	182 \| 182/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	169 \| 169/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	169 \| 169/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	176 \| 176/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	166 \| 166/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	186 \| 186/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	210 \| 210/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	207 \| 207/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	220 \| 220/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	216 \| 216/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	199 \| 199/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	244 \| 244/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	270 \| 270/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	251 \| 251/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	228 \| 228/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	246 \| 246/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	240 \| 240/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	303 \| 303/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	296 \| 296/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	318 \| 318/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	341 \| 341/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	390 \| 390/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	423 \| 423/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	434 \| 434/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	412 \| 412/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	485 \| 485/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	518 \| 518/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	544 \| 544/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	588 \| 588/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	615 \| 608/7	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	592 \| 592/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	709 \| 709/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	855 \| 855/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	849 \| 840/9	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	886 \| 881/5	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	901 \| 892/9	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	802 \| 802/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	859 \| 859/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	883 \| 883/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	993 \| 993/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,031 \| 1,031/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,206 \| 1,199/7	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,430 \| 1,419/11	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,600 \| 1,589/11	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,736 \| 1,736/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,084 \| 2,073/11	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,389 \| 2,380/9	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,701 \| 2,688/13	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	3,072 \| 3,065/7	67,977 \| 303/67,674

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	3,481 \| 3,470/11	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	3,820 \| 3,807/13	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	4,118 \| 4,101/17	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	4,544 \| 4,534/10	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	5,042 \| 5,027/15	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	4,958 \| 4,951/7	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	5,360 \| 5,341/19	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	6,034 \| 6,018/16	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	6,063 \| 6,055/8	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	6,111 \| 6,094/17	84,427 \| 243/84,184

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	6,551 \| 6,536/15	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	6,290 \| 6,284/6	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	6,160 \| 6,148/12	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	6,426 \| 6,415/11	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	6,437 \| 6,423/14	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	6,670 \| 6,654/16	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	5,845 \| 5,835/10	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	5,999 \| 5,982/17	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	5,546 \| 5,533/13	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	4,291 \| 4,282/9	74,713 \| 247/74,466

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	4,540 \| 4,530/10	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	5,026 \| 5,011/15	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	4,721 \| 4,706/15	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	3,899 \| 3,879/20	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	3,456 \| 3,442/14	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	3,204 \| 3,188/16	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	3,365 \| 3,357/8	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	3,433 \| 3,421/12	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	3,354 \| 3,333/21	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	3,591 \| 3,579/12	55,240 \| 238/55,002

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	3,698 \| 3,683/15	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	3,859 \| 3,841/18	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	4,283 \| 4,255/28	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	4,643 \| 4,613/30	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	5,491 \| 5,470/21	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	4,784 \| 4,767/17	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	4,832 \| 4,810/22	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	5,103 \| 5,084/19	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	5,028 \| 5,015/13	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	5,339 \| 5,323/16	53,044 \| 365/52,679

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	5,393 \| 5,381/12	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	5,101 \| 5,095/6	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	4,984 \| 4,976/8	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	5,168 \| 5,157/11	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	4,992 \| 4,979/13	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	4,515 \| 4,515/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	4,458 \| 4,447/11	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	3,870 \| 3,870/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	3,484 \| 3,477/7	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	3,071 \| 3,063/8	33,928 \| 155/33,773

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	2,010 \| 2,010/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,101 \| 1,096/5	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	636 \| 636/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	403 \| 403/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	333 \| 333/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	295 \| 295/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	255 \| 255/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	266 \| 266/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	203 \| 203/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	188 \| 188/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	166 \| 166/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	174 \| 174/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	148 \| 148/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	135 \| 135/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	162 \| 162/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	147 \| 147/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	146 \| 146/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	117 \| 117/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	109 \| 109/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	105 \| 105/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	104 \| 104/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	95 \| 95/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	87 \| 87/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	65 \| 65/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	54 \| 54/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	75 \| 75/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	52 \| 52/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	40 \| 40/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	28 \| 28/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	31 \| 31/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

Ads Here

By Year

Year	Rita (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	24 \| 24/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	15 \| 15/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	21 \| 21/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	20 \| 20/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	19 \| 19/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927