US rank #1933 Girls' name Peak 2023 261 births

Rhaenyra — #1933 US girls' name

261 babies named Rhaenyra in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s261
#1933
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Rhaenyra was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

127 babies were named Rhaenyra in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhaenyra

The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Rhaenyra between 2022 and 2024, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhaenyra currently holds the #1933 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 127 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhaenyra performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 261 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Rhaenyra in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhaenyra 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 261 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.

Rhaenyra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

261

Since 2022

3 years of records

Peak year

2023

127 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,933

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2022

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rhaenyra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2022

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
127
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
050100150 202420232022 31

Rhaenyra by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
261 births that decade — 100% of Rhaenyra's all-time total
2020s261

Rhaenyra by state

Where Rhaenyra concentrates geographically — total births since 2022

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rhaenyra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
33 12.6%
#2 Florida
18 6.9%
#3 California
16 6.1%
#4 New York
14 5.4%
#5 Ohio
13 5.0%
#6 Arizona
11 4.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
6 2.3%
#8 Massachusetts
5 1.9%
Texas share of Rhaenyra's total US births 12.6%
Even split

33 of 261 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Rhaenyra appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhaenyra?
261 babies have been named Rhaenyra since 2022. It currently ranks #1933 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 127 births.
When was Rhaenyra most popular?
Rhaenyra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 261 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Rhaenyra most popular?
The top states for the name Rhaenyra are Texas (33 births), Florida (18 births), California (16 births).
How long has the name Rhaenyra been used?
Rhaenyra has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 3 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rhaenyra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhaya, Rhanda, Rhandi, Rhapsody, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2022–2024 (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.