Riitta

Meaning

Finnish short form of Piritta (Birgitta), most likely from Bridget: old Celtic "the exalted one"

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Riitta has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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