Ritaj
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ri-TAHJ
- Origin
- Arabic
Ritaj is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “large gate, door”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ritaj mean?
Arabic: Arabic word ritaj
“large gate, door”
Is Ritaj a girl's or a boy's name?
Ritaj is a girls' name.
How popular is Ritaj in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ritaj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ritaj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Ritaj in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 2009.
Half of all the girls named Ritaj in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ritaj in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
Names like Ritaj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha, Saanvi, Anvi, Aarvi, Aavya, Gurnaaz, Anvika, Aadhya, Avneet, Dhanvi, Aashvi, Pranshi
Names related to Ritaj
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ritaj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ritaj, updated 20 October 2026.