Rhema is a rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Rhema is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,766 for girl births in the United States (and #3,227 across all names), given to 115 babies. Rhema was first reported in SSA data in 1981 and peaked in 2025 (115 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 115 | 115 | #1,766 | — |
| 2024 | 99 | 99 | #2,095 | #10,688 |
| 2023 | 80 | 80 | #2,307 | — |
| 2022 | 69 | 69 | #2,779 | #10,616 |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 | #2,667 | #11,838 |
| 2020 | 54 | 54 | #3,004 | — |
| 2019 | 49 | 49 | #3,265 | — |
| 2018 | 37 | 37 | #3,989 | — |
| 2017 | 37 | 37 | #4,054 | — |
| 2016 | 43 | 43 | #3,648 | — |
| 2015 | 42 | 42 | #3,692 | — |
| 2014 | 46 | 46 | #3,476 | — |
| 2013 | 50 | 50 | #3,255 | — |
| 2012 | 39 | 39 | #3,977 | — |
| 2011 | 32 | 32 | #4,551 | — |
| 2010 | 33 | 33 | #4,475 | — |
| 2009 | 24 | 24 | #5,854 | — |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | #5,249 | — |
| 2007 | 24 | 24 | #5,865 | — |
| 2006 | 28 | 28 | #5,066 | — |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | #6,189 | — |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | #6,159 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | #4,919 | — |
| 2002 | 20 | 20 | #5,849 | — |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | #5,522 | — |
| 2000 | 19 | 19 | #5,892 | — |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #9,329 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #9,917 | — |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #8,869 | — |
| 1996 | 15 | — | #6,314 | — |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #7,408 | — |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #7,489 | — |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #9,344 | — |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,575 | — |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #10,025 | — |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #11,088 | — |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #13,968 | — |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #9,030 | — |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,234 | — |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #10,318 | — |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,899 | — |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,858 | — |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #8,959 | — |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #7,241 | — |