Rita
Female#305 most common in Croatia2,566 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Pearl; short form of Margarita
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Rita
A short form of Margarita ('pearl'). St. Rita of Cascia made it a popular Christian name.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- May 22 (sv. Rita)
Popularity with newborns
- Girls · 2025 · 353 births · #3 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
2,566 people in Croatia are called Rita, according to the 2021 census. That is #305 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Rita is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Rita
- Saint Rita of Cascia — Italian saint
- Rita Hayworth — American actress
- Rita Levi-Montalcini — Italian Nobel-winning neurologist
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.