What is Rita short for?
Rita is short for Margaret and Margarita. In 2025, 174 girls in the United States were given Rita as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Rita
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Margaret Greek origin
Rita from Margaret: a short form via Margarita that became its own name.
2,436 girls named Margaret in 2025
Margarita Spanish origin
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Rita from Margarita: the classic short form.
104 girls named Margarita in 2025