How popular is the name Rhea?

Rhea ranks 845th among girls' names in US records, with 23,725 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,029.

Is Rhea a unisex name?

No. Rhea is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2023, when 672 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#845 of girl names

Pronounced R IY1 AH0 (ARPABET)

Rhea is a girls' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 23,725 children — the 845th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 46% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2023, when 672 children were given it.

2023Girls: 672Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Rhea?: Rhea ranks 845th among girls' names in US records, with 23,725 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,029.
Is Rhea a unisex name?: No. Rhea is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Rhea most popular?: 2023, when 672 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.