Recorded 1977–2023 Girls' name Peak 1979 117 births

Rhapsody — girls' name

117 babies named Rhapsody in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s151990s112000s302010s232020s18
2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Rhapsody was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rhapsody in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhapsody

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Rhapsody between 1977 and 2023, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhapsody currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhapsody performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rhapsody shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhapsody 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 117 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.

Rhapsody at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

117

Since 1977

47 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1977

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2023

Rhapsody popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1977

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Rhapsody by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
30 births that decade — 26% of Rhapsody's all-time total
1970s201980s151990s112000s302010s232020s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhapsody?
117 babies have been named Rhapsody since 1977. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Rhapsody most popular?
Rhapsody was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Rhapsody been used?
Rhapsody has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 47 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Rhapsody?
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, 1977–2023 (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.