Rhea
#639 for girls in 2025, 452 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #11,356
Given to girls 98.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1893 · 56 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 19,737since 1882
Rhea over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Rhea has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #639 | 452 | — | |
| 2024 | #613 | 487 | — | |
| 2023 | #527 | 577 | — | |
| 2022 | #600 | 500 | — | |
| 2021 | #614 | 485 | — | |
| 2020 | #625 | 464 | — | |
| 2019 | #703 | 411 | — | |
| 2018 | #756 | 360 | — | |
| 2017 | #860 | 318 | — | |
| 2016 | #947 | 289 | — | |
| 2015 | #994 | 271 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,092 | 233 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,111 | 219 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,096 | 225 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,189 | 202 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,165 | 208 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,174 | 214 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,250 | 201 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,147 | 223 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,167 | 208 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,305 | 170 | — | |
| 2004 | #908 | 266 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #1,126 | 195 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,008 | 217 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,170 | 176 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,168 | 172 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,304 | 139 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,520 | 111 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,327 | 130 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,780 | 83 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,439 | 112 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,583 | 96 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,258 | 136 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,274 | 134 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,453 | 109 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,307 | 124 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,250 | 126 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,376 | 103 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,195 | 121 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,219 | 113 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,109 | 130 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,059 | 132 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,005 | 141 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,221 | 109 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,025 | 140 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,087 | 129 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,184 | 111 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,014 | 134 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,079 | 120 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,145 | 102 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #1,119 | 104 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #1,284 | 83 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,231 | 85 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,325 | 76 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,221 | 92 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,293 | 83 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,169 | 91 | — | |
| 1968 | #978 | 113 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,103 | 89 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,022 | 102 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #1,055 | 99 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,091 | 100 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #970 | 120 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,006 | 114 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #1,014 | 114 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,009 | 113 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #904 | 133 | — | |
| 1958 | #829 | 150 | — | |
| 1957 | #865 | 138 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #944 | 114 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #849 | 131 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #910 | 112 | — | |
| 1953 | #826 | 126 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #836 | 120 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #840 | 113 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #827 | 111 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #779 | 123 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #686 | 146 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #751 | 130 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #716 | 127 | #2,690 | 8 |
| 1945 | #810 | 87 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #771 | 98 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #736 | 110 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #678 | 121 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #674 | 109 | — | |
| 1940 | #741 | 86 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #674 | 101 | — | |
| 1938 | #756 | 84 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1937 | #624 | 118 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #611 | 116 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #660 | 100 | — | |
| 1934 | #656 | 104 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #637 | 106 | — | |
| 1932 | #606 | 117 | — | |
| 1931 | #602 | 121 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #619 | 125 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #582 | 139 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #575 | 151 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #643 | 125 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1926 | #557 | 162 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #565 | 160 | #2,012 | 16 |
| 1924 | #594 | 155 | #2,229 | 14 |
| 1923 | #633 | 135 | #2,224 | 14 |
| 1922 | #530 | 177 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #529 | 179 | #2,502 | 12 |
| 1920 | #515 | 184 | #2,052 | 16 |
| 1919 | #510 | 177 | #2,152 | 14 |
| 1918 | #529 | 174 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #490 | 181 | #2,562 | 10 |
| 1916 | #497 | 169 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #469 | 172 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | #504 | 123 | — | |
| 1913 | #468 | 115 | — | |
| 1912 | #497 | 92 | — | |
| 1911 | #430 | 89 | — | |
| 1910 | #528 | 60 | — | |
| 1909 | #468 | 64 | — | |
| 1908 | #488 | 55 | — | |
| 1907 | #451 | 63 | — | |
| 1906 | #447 | 58 | — | |
| 1905 | #485 | 49 | — | |
| 1904 | #469 | 49 | — | |
| 1903 | #504 | 40 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #416 | 55 | — | |
| 1901 | #385 | 58 | — | |
| 1900 | #475 | 51 | — | |
| 1899 | #371 | 61 | — | |
| 1898 | #420 | 54 | — | |
| 1897 | #397 | 53 | — | |
| 1896 | #377 | 56 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #440 | 41 | — | |
| 1894 | #404 | 48 | — | |
| 1893 | #360 | 56 | — | |
| 1892 | #401 | 44 | — | |
| 1891 | #524 | 24 | — | |
| 1890 | #406 | 39 | — | |
| 1889 | #430 | 31 | — | |
| 1888 | #558 | 20 | — | |
| 1887 | #608 | 14 | — | |
| 1886 | #633 | 13 | — | |
| 1885 | #658 | 11 | — | |
| 1884 | #583 | 13 | — | |
| 1883 | #692 | 8 | — | |
| 1882 | #740 | 7 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five girls were named Rhea! It came in at #740, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 9 girls a year got the name.
Where Rhea is popular in 1998
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Virginia#747 · 1 in 5,652
- Ohio#850 · 1 in 7,703
- New Jersey#877 · 1 in 6,914
- North Carolina#1,015 · 1 in 8,418
- Illinois#1,059 · 1 in 8,802
Best ever in a state: #75 in Wyoming, 1921.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #747 | 6 | 1 in 5,652 |
| Ohio | #850 | 8 | 1 in 7,703 |
| New Jersey | #877 | 6 | 1 in 6,914 |
| North Carolina | #1,015 | 5 | 1 in 8,418 |
| Illinois | #1,059 | 8 | 1 in 8,802 |
| New York | #1,124 | 11 | 1 in 9,156 |
| Georgia | #1,139 | 5 | 1 in 8,908 |
| California | #1,274 | 19 | 1 in 11,632 |
| Texas | #1,931 | 7 | 1 in 20,492 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 26 spots since 2024 (#613 → #639)
- 14 spots since 2020 (#625 → #639)
- 355 spots since 2015 (#994 → #639)
- Biggest jump: 218 spots in 2004 (#1,126 → #908)
- Biggest drop: 397 spots in 2005 (#908 → #1,305)
Rise & fade · girls
11 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1893 at #360 (56 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 92 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1882–1959
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,781
- Highest: 1 in 2,781 girls born in 2023 were named Rhea (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,556 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #360 in 1893, was only 1 in 3,802 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 15.0% of all girls named Rhea (2,965) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 117 | #430 (1889) | #613 |
| 1890s | 476 | #360 (1893) | #410 |
| 1900s | 542 | #385 (1901) | #459 |
| 1910s | 1,352 | #430 (1911) | #492 |
| 1920s | 1,567 | #515 (1920) | #572 |
| 1930s | 1,092 | #602 (1931) | #645 |
| 1940s | 1,137 | #674 (1941) | #734 |
| 1950s | 1,248 | #826 (1953) | #863 |
| 1960s | 1,055 | #970 (1963) | #1,042 |
| 1970s | 990 | #1,014 (1978) | #1,190 |
| 1980s | 1,244 | #1,005 (1983) | #1,155 |
| 1990s | 1,174 | #1,258 (1993) | #1,425 |
| 2000s | 2,042 | #908 (2004) | #1,142 |
| 2010s | 2,736 | #703 (2019) | #991 |
| 2020s | 2,965 | #527 (2023) | #603 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rhea in 1998
girls
#1,520
111 births · 1 in 15,918 girls
Top girls' names in 1998
More about 1998
girls
1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 15,918 of them was named Rhea, which outranked 90.8% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Rhea
- #1,508Micheala112
- #1,508Myesha112
- #1,508Roxanna112
- #1,520Rhea111
- #1,520Adina111
- #1,520Gemma111
- #1,520Malorie111
- #1,526Alora110
- #1,526Jaylynn110
- #1,526Jazzmine110
Tied with 5 names at #1,520; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.