Recorded 1976–2008 Girls' name Peak 1977 440 births

Rheannon — girls' name

440 babies named Rheannon in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s571980s1511990s1272000s105
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Rheannon was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

21 babies were named Rheannon in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rheannon

The Social Security Administration has registered 440 babies named Rheannon between 1976 and 2008, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rheannon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rheannon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rheannon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rheannon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rheannon 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 440 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.

Rheannon at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

440

Since 1976

33 years of records

Peak year

1977

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1976

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2008

Rheannon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1976

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1977)
21
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 20082003199819931988198319781976 5

Rheannon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
151 births that decade — 34% of Rheannon's all-time total
1970s571980s1511990s1272000s105

Rheannon by state

Where Rheannon concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rheannon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.3%
Texas share of Rheannon's total US births 2.3%

10 of 440 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rheannon?
440 babies have been named Rheannon since 1976. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1977 with 21 births.
When was Rheannon most popular?
Rheannon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Rheannon most popular?
The top states for the name Rheannon are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Rheannon been used?
Rheannon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 33 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Rheannon?
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.

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, 1976–2008 (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.