Is Rhys a boy or girl name?
Rhys is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 43 girls and 946 boys were named Rhys, so 4.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.9% of the 14,396 US babies named Rhys were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #354
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,622
- Babies named Rhys since 1929
- 14,396
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 991 babies
Boys and girls named Rhys, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 105 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 314 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 696 | 44 | 5.9% |
| 2000s | 2,214 | 228 | 9.3% |
| 2010s | 5,914 | 318 | 5.1% |
| 2020s | 4,072 | 259 | 6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 946 | #354 | 43 | #3,622 |
| 2023 | 930 | #353 | 61 | #2,813 |
| 2022 | 733 | #426 | 62 | #2,780 |
| 2021 | 750 | #413 | 55 | #3,028 |
| 2020 | 713 | #419 | 38 | #3,827 |
| 2019 | 692 | #440 | 37 | #3,986 |
| 2018 | 627 | #463 | 31 | #4,538 |
| 2017 | 618 | #477 | 30 | #4,670 |
| 2016 | 612 | #494 | 22 | #5,946 |
| 2015 | 560 | #514 | 22 | #5,986 |
| 2014 | 580 | #485 | 30 | #4,748 |
| 2013 | 560 | #490 | 26 | #5,285 |
| 2012 | 576 | #475 | 39 | #3,978 |
| 2011 | 539 | #487 | 39 | #3,899 |
| 2010 | 550 | #471 | 42 | #3,734 |
| 2009 | 456 | #578 | 23 | #6,052 |
| 2008 | 359 | #676 | 33 | #4,622 |
| 2007 | 262 | #818 | 41 | #3,902 |
| 2006 | 205 | #925 | 20 | #6,549 |
| 2005 | 177 | #983 | 20 | #6,190 |
| 2004 | 180 | #941 | 23 | #5,512 |
| 2003 | 152 | #1,038 | 14 | #7,911 |
| 2002 | 144 | #1,059 | 19 | #6,075 |
| 2001 | 145 | #1,022 | 20 | #5,764 |
| 2000 | 134 | #1,068 | 15 | #7,076 |
| 1999 | 116 | #1,140 | 16 | #6,422 |
| 1998 | 98 | #1,245 | 7 | #12,107 |
| 1997 | 77 | #1,420 | 8 | #10,580 |
| 1996 | 76 | #1,397 | 8 | #10,312 |
| 1995 | 62 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,630 | 5 | #15,193 |
| 1993 | 68 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,031 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 52 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 51 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,588 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,257 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,187 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,042 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,615 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,491 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,464 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,613 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,834 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,293 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,240 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,825 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,875 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,481 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,936 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,191 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,388 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,392 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,810 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,455 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,612 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,983 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 17 | #2,004 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,117 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,294 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,502 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,479 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,645 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,262 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,976 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,082 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,659 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,912 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,193 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rhys reached #353 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #2,780 in 2022. 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 Rhys
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.