Recorded 1918–2021 Girls' name Peak 1975 59 births

Rhae — girls' name

59 babies named Rhae in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

59 girls have been named Rhae since 1918, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2021.

59
total births
1918–2021
years on record
1980s
peak decade
17%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Rhae was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rhae in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhae

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Rhae between 1918 and 2021, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhae performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Rhae shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhae in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 59 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rhae at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

59

Since 1918

104 years of records

Peak year

1975

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1918

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2021

Rhae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1918

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1975)
9
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
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Rhae by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 17% of Rhae's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhae?
59 babies have been named Rhae since 1918. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1975 with 9 births.
When was Rhae most popular?
Rhae was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Rhae been used?
Rhae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 104 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Rhae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhaenyra, Rhaya, Rhanda, Rhandi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.