Rita dog name
We found 147 dogs named Rita in the public pet registers of 14 places. Almost all dogs named Rita are female.
🐱 Rita is also a cat name (#878 for cats, 10 cats).
Rita as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #1,130 of 51,228 | 51 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #937 of 34,500 | 57 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #741 of 10,500 | 10 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #403 of 8,191 | 10 | 2026 |
| Cambridge United States | #401 of 4,375 | 5 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #943 of 4,602 | 2 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #607 of 5,788 | 2 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #1,022 of 3,045 | 1 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #928 of 2,965 | 1 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #295 of 2,906 | 4 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #847 of 3,446 | 1 | 2026 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #677 of 1,974 | 1 | 2016 |
| Framingham United States | #580 of 1,965 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nariño (municipality) Colombia | #112 of 353 | 1 | 2020 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Rita. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
123 female and 1 male dogs named Rita, in the places that record sex.
Rita over the years
Dogs named Rita per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Rita
Compared to all dogs, Rita is especially common among Terriers (3.5×) and Chihuahuas (2.6×).
Based on 121 dogs named Rita with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Rita
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Rita as a baby name
Rita was the #1285 girls' name in the US in 2025 (174 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #3 for girls in Croatia, #69 for girls in Kosovo, #83 for girls in Poland and #85 for girls in Spain (Catalonia). See Rita as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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