Girls' name · since 1981
Rhema
Rhema has 1,270 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,764 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,270
- born since 1981
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rhema is the #1764 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,270 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhema has been recorded 1,270 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #1764 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #6,389 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,764 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,270 born since 1981
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhema ranks #6,389 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,764 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,270 born since 1981, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,764 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,270
- born since 1981
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rhema's 1,270 recorded births place it above 91.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rhema compares
1,270 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Rhema's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rhema | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,270 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rhema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rhema splits its recorded history at 2004: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 115 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rhema popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Rhema popularity over time - boys
20 total births recorded since 2021 (Rhema as boys' name)
Rhema by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (468 births, 37% of the file).
2020s was Rhema's strongest decade.
468 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Rhema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 102
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
230 births
- 2010s
2010s
408 births
- 2020s
2020s
468 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 468 births (37% of all-time use).
How Rhema 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 Rhema's total volume
Rhema by state
Where Rhema concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 98 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 63 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 10 | 0.8% |
98 of 1,270 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Rhema appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rhema's data
- Texas records the most Rhemas (98 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 Rhema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Rhema 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.