Girls' name · since 1980
Rheagan
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 638 babies named Rheagan, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 638
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rheagan is the #12242 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 638 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rheagan has been recorded 638 times among girls since 1980, currently ranked #12242 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #10,125 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,242 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 638 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rheagan ranks #10,125 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,242 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 638 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 638
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rheagan's 638 recorded births place it above 85.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Rheagan compares
638 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rheagan's all-time total is 70% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rheagan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 638 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rheagan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rheagan's full recorded timeline at 2008, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rheagan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Rheagan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (261 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Rheagan's strongest decade.
261 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Rheagan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 94
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
261 births
- 2010s
2010s
212 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 261 births (41% of all-time use).
How Rheagan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rheagan's total volume
Rheagan by state
Where Rheagan concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 63 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 8 | 1.3% |
63 of 638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Rheagan's data
- Rheagan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (261 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rheagans (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rheagan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rheagan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.