US rank #8557 Girls' name Peak 2004 631 births

Rheagan — #8557 US girls' name

631 babies named Rheagan in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s942000s2612010s2122020s57
#8557
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Rheagan was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

31 babies were named Rheagan in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rheagan

The Social Security Administration has registered 631 babies named Rheagan between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rheagan currently holds the #8557 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rheagan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 261 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rheagan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Rheagan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rheagan 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 631 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.

Rheagan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

631

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2004

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,557

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rheagan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
31
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919931980 7

Rheagan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
261 births that decade — 41% of Rheagan's all-time total
1980s71990s942000s2612010s2122020s57

Rheagan by state

Where Rheagan concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Rheagan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
63 10.0%
#2 Kentucky
10 1.6%
#3 Tennessee
8 1.3%
Texas share of Rheagan's total US births 10.0%
Even split

63 of 631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rheagan?
631 babies have been named Rheagan since 1980. It currently ranks #8557 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 31 births.
When was Rheagan most popular?
Rheagan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 261 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Rheagan most popular?
The top states for the name Rheagan are Texas (63 births), Kentucky (10 births), Tennessee (8 births).
How long has the name Rheagan been used?
Rheagan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rheagan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhea, Rheanna, Rheba, Rheta, 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, 1980–2024 (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.