Rith
Rith is a relay race organised in support of the Irish language. It was held for the first time in 2010 and coincided with Seachtain na Gaeilge, the Week of the Irish Language. The original race started in Belfast and finished in Galway. Each race traverses both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Foras na Gaeilge partly funds the race.
Meaning & Origin of Rith
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rith is a relay race organised in support of the Irish language. It was held for the first time in 2010 and coincided with Seachtain na Gaeilge, the Week of the Irish Language. The original race started in Belfast and finished in Galway. Each race traverses both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Foras na Gaeilge partly funds the race.
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The Story of Rith
Rith first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 5 Riths were born — ranking #6,523 that year. As of 2026, Rith ranks #6,523 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Riths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rith
Rith is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Rith's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #6,523. Use the chart and map above to compare Rith's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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