Is Rhea a boy or girl name?
Rhea is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 484 girls and 0 boys were named Rhea, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.9% of the 19,689 US babies named Rhea were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #616
- Babies named Rhea since 1882
- 19,689
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 577 babies
Boys and girls named Rhea, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 117 | 100% |
| 1890s | 5 | 476 | 99% |
| 1900s | 6 | 542 | 98.9% |
| 1910s | 48 | 1,352 | 96.6% |
| 1920s | 134 | 1,567 | 92.1% |
| 1930s | 54 | 1,092 | 95.3% |
| 1940s | 69 | 1,137 | 94.3% |
| 1950s | 51 | 1,248 | 96.1% |
| 1960s | 25 | 1,055 | 97.7% |
| 1970s | 11 | 990 | 98.9% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,244 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,174 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 2,042 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,736 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,509 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 484 | #616 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 577 | #526 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 500 | #600 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 484 | #615 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 464 | #625 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 411 | #705 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 360 | #757 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 318 | #863 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 289 | #948 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 271 | #996 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 233 | #1,098 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,115 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,103 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,193 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,174 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,178 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,254 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,148 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,171 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,305 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,820 | 266 | #911 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,131 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,010 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,174 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,169 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,307 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,524 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,332 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,788 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,448 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,589 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,261 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,282 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,461 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,315 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,255 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,196 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,221 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,116 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,065 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,007 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,226 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,031 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,088 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,190 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,020 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,085 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,463 | 102 | #1,147 |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,135 | 104 | #1,124 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,296 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,236 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,333 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,226 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,301 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,173 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 113 | #982 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,115 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,856 | 102 | #1,029 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,059 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,947 | 100 | #1,094 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 120 | #972 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,947 | 114 | #1,006 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,020 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,593 | 113 | #1,013 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 133 | #908 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 150 | #831 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,898 | 138 | #867 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,150 | 114 | #946 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,287 | 131 | #849 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 112 | #911 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,370 | 126 | #827 |
| 1952 | 8 | #3,055 | 120 | #840 |
| 1951 | 8 | #3,021 | 113 | #845 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,731 | 111 | #831 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,244 | 123 | #780 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,598 | 146 | #688 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,307 | 130 | #754 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,865 | 127 | #717 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,946 | 87 | #815 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,603 | 98 | #773 |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,701 | 110 | #741 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,902 | 121 | #678 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 109 | #675 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,827 | 86 | #749 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 101 | #677 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,072 | 84 | #761 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,119 | 118 | #626 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,963 | 116 | #614 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 100 | #662 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,597 | 104 | #659 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 106 | #638 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 117 | #611 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,190 | 121 | #604 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,751 | 125 | #620 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,192 | 139 | #585 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,366 | 151 | #576 |
| 1927 | 15 | #2,178 | 125 | #647 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,405 | 162 | #559 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,067 | 160 | #566 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,325 | 155 | #595 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,309 | 135 | #633 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,459 | 177 | #532 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,604 | 179 | #534 |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,114 | 184 | #518 |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,238 | 177 | #511 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,639 | 174 | #532 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,696 | 181 | #491 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,891 | 169 | #498 |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,015 | 172 | #470 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 123 | #504 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 115 | #469 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 92 | #500 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 89 | #432 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 60 | #531 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 64 | #472 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 55 | #492 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 63 | #454 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 58 | #451 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 49 | #487 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 49 | #472 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,106 | 40 | #513 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 55 | #419 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 58 | #387 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 51 | #476 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 61 | #372 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 54 | #421 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 53 | #404 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,233 | 56 | #382 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 41 | #450 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 48 | #406 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 56 | #363 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 44 | #404 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 24 | #538 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 39 | #409 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 31 | #437 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 20 | #568 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 14 | #626 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 13 | #653 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 11 | #691 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 13 | #609 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 8 | #747 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 7 | #798 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rhea reached #1,106 in 1903. As a girl name, it reached #363 in 1893. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rhea
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.