Rhea Girl
How popular is Rhea?
#639 girl name in 2025
452 baby girls were named Rhea in the US in 2025, making it the 639th most popular girl name.
14,146living people named Rhea (est.)
23median age of people named Rhea
20,145babies named Rhea since 1880
1 in 7,335US babies born in 2025
Rhea popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #639 for girls (▼ 26 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 452 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #994 in 2015, #625 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (577 girls) |
| Highest rank | #360 in 1893 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Rhea is most popular
Babies named Rhea per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Hawaii: 1.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Maine: 0.8 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.7 per 1,000 (87 girls)
- Nevada: 0.7 per 1,000 (31 girls)
- Colorado: 0.6 per 1,000 (72 girls)
Rhea by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 117 | #430 |
| 1890s | 476 | #360 |
| 1900s | 542 | #385 |
| 1910s | 1,352 | #430 |
| 1920s | 1,567 | #515 |
| 1930s | 1,092 | #602 |
| 1940s | 1,137 | #674 |
| 1950s | 1,248 | #825 |
| 1960s | 1,055 | #970 |
| 1970s | 990 | #1,014 |
| 1980s | 1,244 | #1,005 |
| 1990s | 1,174 | #1,256 |
| 2000s | 2,042 | #908 |
| 2010s | 2,736 | #703 |
| 2020s | 2,965 | #527 |
Girl names about as popular as Rhea
Questions
- Is Rhea a boy or girl name?
- Rhea is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Rhea were girls.
- How popular is the name Rhea?
- 452 baby girls were named Rhea in the US in 2025, making it the 639th most popular girl name.
- When was Rhea most popular?
- Rhea peaked in 2023, when 577 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #360 in 1893.
- How many people are named Rhea?
- 20,145 babies have been named Rhea in the US since 1880. We estimate about 14,146 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Rhea most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rhea was most common in Hawaii, at 1.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.