Rhea is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Rhea is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #639 for girl births in the United States (and #1,257 across all names), given to 452 babies. Rhea was first reported in SSA data in 1882 and peaked in 2023 (577 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 452 | 452 | #639 | — |
| 2024 | 487 | 487 | #614 | — |
| 2023 | 577 | 577 | #527 | — |
| 2022 | 500 | 500 | #601 | — |
| 2021 | 485 | 485 | #615 | — |
| 2020 | 464 | 464 | #625 | — |
| 2019 | 411 | 411 | #705 | — |
| 2018 | 360 | 360 | #757 | — |
| 2017 | 318 | 318 | #863 | — |
| 2016 | 289 | 289 | #948 | — |
| 2015 | 271 | 271 | #996 | — |
| 2014 | 233 | 233 | #1,099 | — |
| 2013 | 219 | 219 | #1,115 | — |
| 2012 | 225 | 225 | #1,103 | — |
| 2011 | 202 | 202 | #1,193 | — |
| 2010 | 208 | 208 | #1,175 | — |
| 2009 | 214 | 214 | #1,178 | — |
| 2008 | 201 | 201 | #1,254 | — |
| 2007 | 223 | 223 | #1,148 | — |
| 2006 | 208 | 208 | #1,171 | — |
| 2005 | 170 | 170 | #1,305 | — |
| 2004 | 271 | 271 | #911 | #12,821 |
| 2003 | 195 | 195 | #1,131 | — |
| 2002 | 217 | 217 | #1,010 | — |
| 2001 | 176 | 176 | #1,174 | — |
| 2000 | 172 | 172 | #1,169 | — |
| 1999 | 139 | 139 | #1,307 | — |
| 1998 | 111 | 111 | #1,524 | — |
| 1997 | 130 | — | #1,332 | — |
| 1996 | 83 | — | #1,788 | — |
| 1995 | 112 | — | #1,448 | — |
| 1994 | 96 | — | #1,589 | — |
| 1993 | 136 | — | #1,261 | — |
| 1992 | 134 | — | #1,282 | — |
| 1991 | 109 | — | #1,461 | — |
| 1990 | 124 | — | #1,315 | — |
| 1989 | 126 | — | #1,255 | — |
| 1988 | 103 | — | #1,380 | — |
| 1987 | 121 | — | #1,197 | — |
| 1986 | 113 | — | #1,221 | — |
| 1985 | 130 | — | #1,116 | — |
| 1984 | 132 | — | #1,065 | — |
| 1983 | 141 | — | #1,007 | — |
| 1982 | 109 | — | #1,226 | — |
| 1981 | 140 | — | #1,031 | — |
| 1980 | 129 | — | #1,088 | — |
| 1979 | 111 | — | #1,190 | — |
| 1978 | 134 | — | #1,020 | — |
| 1977 | 120 | — | #1,085 | — |
| 1976 | 108 | — | #1,147 | #5,463 |
| 1975 | 109 | — | #1,124 | #6,135 |
| 1974 | 83 | — | #1,296 | — |
| 1973 | 85 | — | #1,236 | — |
| 1972 | 76 | — | #1,333 | — |
| 1971 | 92 | — | #1,226 | — |
| 1970 | 83 | — | #1,301 | — |
| 1969 | 91 | — | #1,174 | — |
| 1968 | 113 | — | #982 | — |
| 1967 | 89 | — | #1,115 | — |
| 1966 | 108 | — | #1,029 | #3,856 |
| 1965 | 99 | — | #1,059 | — |
| 1964 | 106 | — | #1,094 | #3,949 |
| 1963 | 120 | — | #972 | — |
| 1962 | 120 | — | #1,006 | #3,948 |
| 1961 | 114 | — | #1,020 | — |
| 1960 | 120 | — | #1,013 | #3,592 |
| 1959 | 133 | — | #908 | — |
| 1958 | 150 | — | #831 | — |
| 1957 | 144 | — | #867 | #3,896 |
| 1956 | 122 | — | #946 | #3,150 |
| 1955 | 136 | — | #849 | #4,286 |
| 1954 | 112 | — | #911 | — |
| 1953 | 133 | — | #827 | #3,370 |
| 1952 | 128 | — | #840 | #3,055 |
| 1951 | 121 | — | #845 | #3,020 |
| 1950 | 120 | — | #831 | #2,731 |
| 1949 | 130 | — | #780 | #3,244 |
| 1948 | 152 | — | #688 | #3,598 |
| 1947 | 137 | — | #754 | #3,306 |
| 1946 | 135 | — | #719 | #2,865 |
| 1945 | 94 | — | #815 | #2,946 |
| 1944 | 107 | — | #773 | #2,603 |
| 1943 | 119 | — | #741 | #2,701 |
| 1942 | 129 | — | #678 | #2,902 |
| 1941 | 109 | — | #675 | — |
| 1940 | 94 | — | #749 | #2,827 |
| 1939 | 101 | — | #677 | — |
| 1938 | 97 | — | #761 | #2,072 |
| 1937 | 125 | — | #626 | #3,119 |
| 1936 | 121 | — | #614 | #3,963 |
| 1935 | 100 | — | #662 | — |
| 1934 | 110 | — | #659 | #3,597 |
| 1933 | 106 | — | #638 | — |
| 1932 | 117 | — | #611 | — |
| 1931 | 134 | — | #604 | #2,190 |
| 1930 | 135 | — | #620 | #2,751 |
| 1929 | 147 | — | #585 | #3,192 |
| 1928 | 164 | — | #576 | #2,366 |
| 1927 | 140 | — | #647 | #2,178 |
| 1926 | 175 | — | #559 | #2,405 |
| 1925 | 176 | — | #566 | #2,067 |
| 1924 | 169 | — | #595 | #2,325 |
| 1923 | 149 | — | #633 | #2,309 |
| 1922 | 190 | — | #532 | #2,459 |
| 1921 | 191 | — | #534 | #2,604 |
| 1920 | 200 | — | #518 | #2,114 |
| 1919 | 191 | — | #511 | #2,238 |
| 1918 | 181 | — | #532 | #3,639 |
| 1917 | 191 | — | #491 | #2,696 |
| 1916 | 178 | — | #498 | #2,891 |
| 1915 | 180 | — | #470 | #3,015 |
| 1914 | 123 | — | #504 | — |
| 1913 | 115 | — | #469 | — |
| 1912 | 92 | — | #500 | — |
| 1911 | 89 | — | #432 | — |
| 1910 | 60 | — | #531 | — |
| 1909 | 64 | — | #472 | — |
| 1908 | 55 | — | #492 | — |
| 1907 | 63 | — | #454 | — |
| 1906 | 58 | — | #451 | — |
| 1905 | 49 | — | #487 | — |
| 1904 | 49 | — | #472 | — |
| 1903 | 46 | — | #513 | #1,106 |
| 1902 | 55 | — | #419 | — |
| 1901 | 58 | — | #387 | — |
| 1900 | 51 | — | #476 | — |
| 1899 | 61 | — | #372 | — |
| 1898 | 54 | — | #421 | — |
| 1897 | 53 | — | #404 | — |
| 1896 | 61 | — | #382 | #1,233 |
| 1895 | 41 | — | #450 | — |
| 1894 | 48 | — | #406 | — |
| 1893 | 56 | — | #363 | — |
| 1892 | 44 | — | #404 | — |
| 1891 | 24 | — | #538 | — |
| 1890 | 39 | — | #409 | — |
| 1889 | 31 | — | #437 | — |
| 1888 | 20 | — | #568 | — |
| 1887 | 14 | — | #626 | — |
| 1886 | 13 | — | #653 | — |
| 1885 | 11 | — | #691 | — |
| 1884 | 13 | — | #609 | — |
| 1883 | 8 | — | #747 | — |
| 1882 | 7 | — | #798 | — |