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Globally, Ritus (Rit , Ritus , Ритус ) is quite a common unisex forename. The given name Ritus is habitual in Mauritius, where it is quite a rare male name, Algeria, where it is quite a rare mostly female, but uncommonly boy's name, and Albania, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in India, Algeria, and Indonesia. Likewise, Ritus is the last name as well as the forename.
Ritus is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rit , the operatic character in the opera Harriet, the Woman Called Moses; Harriet's mother.