Rita Moreno
There are approximately 79 people named Rita Moreno living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,338,663 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rita with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Moreno. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
79
1 in 4,338,663
Named Rita
122K
Alive today
Named Moreno
221K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 122K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1949
Average age: 66
Top Census group: White (71.4%)
Estimated bearers: 221K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #124
Per 100K: 64.54
Top ancestry: Hispanic (91.4%)
First name trend
Rita: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rita. The peak year was 1949 with 6,670 births. The average person named Rita today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rita
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Rita, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 71.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rita described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Rita at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White71.4% · 131,544
- Hispanic or Latino14.0% · 25,711
- Black or African American8.4% · 15,508
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 6,675
- Two or more races1.8% · 3,278
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,495
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Moreno surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Moreno, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 91.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Moreno described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Moreno at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino91.4% · 176,289
- White6.4% · 12,332
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 1,671
- Black or African American0.6% · 1,076
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 778
- Two or more races0.4% · 764
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Rita has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0357% of the US population, based on 122,252 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Rita right now.
The surname Moreno appears at a rate of 64.54 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0645%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 79 people with the full name Rita Moreno. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Rita Moreno: questions and answers
How many people are named Rita Moreno?
We estimate approximately 79 people in the United States share the full name Rita Moreno. That works out to about 1 in 4,338,663 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0357%) with the surname frequency (64.54 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Rita Moreno?
We classify Rita Moreno as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,338,663 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Rita a male or female name?
Rita is predominantly female. Out of 285,052 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Rita profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Rita Moreno?
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