How Many People Are Named Rhea?
people named Rhea are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 24,435 people in the US has this name
Based on 20,145 babies named Rhea in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
577 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinized form of Greek ‘Ρεια (Rheia), meaning unknown, perhaps related to ‘ρεω (rheo) "to flow" or ερα (era) "ground". In Greek mythology Rhea was a Titan, the wife of Cronus, and the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. Also, in Roman mythology a woman named Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rhea, 99.2% were girls and 0.8% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rhea alive today is about 30 years old, and 58% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 49 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rhea first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 2023, to 577 babies. In 2025, 452 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rhea has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #363, in 1893. In 2025 it ranked #639.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #639 |
| Best rank | #363 (1893) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #597 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rhea alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rhea were born in California than in any other state: about 1,817 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rhea was given 2.8 times as often in Utah, 1.8 times in Michigan and 1.8 times in Ohio.
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