How Many People Are Named Ritter?
An estimated 121 people in the United States have the first name Ritter. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Ritter peaked in popularity in 2016 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ritter as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ritter paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
121
About 1 in 2,832,680 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2016
17 births
Total Registered
122
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ritter
Ritter is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 122 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ritter as a male name
Ranked #9,658 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (17 births)
Ritter: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ritter span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 87 babies were registered. Ritter has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ritter by Decade
How has Ritter tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ritter + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ritter as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ritter
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Ritter: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ritter?
We estimate approximately 121 people named Ritter are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,832,680 Americans share this first name.
Is Ritter a common name?
Ritter is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 122 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ritter most popular?
Ritter reached peak popularity in 2016, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ritter is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ritter a male name?
Ritter is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ritter Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ritter Smith, Ritter Johnson, Ritter Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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