Unisex name · since 2009

Rhemi

Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 219 babies named Rhemi, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,895 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,922 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
219
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

219 babies have been named Rhemi since 2009, making it today's #9922 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhemi has been recorded 219 times among girls since 2009, currently ranked #9922 nationally and more common than 43% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.

  • #18,895 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #9,922 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 219 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhemi ranks #18,895 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,922 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 219 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#18,895 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,922 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
219
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%42.6%
Rhemi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rhemi's 219 recorded births place it above 73.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.

How Rhemi compares

219 39th percentile among 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

Rhemi's all-time total is 42% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rhemi Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 219 376 567,345
Peak-year births 26 21 19,840

Rhemi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Rhemi's full recorded timeline at 2018, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Rhemi popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
26
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
051015202530 20092012201520172019202120232025 10

Rhemi popularity over time - boys

16 total births recorded since 2013 (Rhemi as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 16 births
4.555.566.5 201320202021 5

Rhemi by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (124 births, 57% of the file).

2010s was Rhemi's strongest decade.

124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Rhemi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 124 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Rhemi by state

Where Rhemi concentrates geographically, total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rhemi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 2.3%
Louisiana share of Rhemi's total US births 2.3%

5 of 219 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhemi?
Since 2009, Social Security records show 219 babies named Rhemi. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,895 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #9,922 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 26 births.
Where does Rhemi sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhemi ranks #18,895 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,922 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rhemi most popular?
Rhemi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Rhemi most popular?
The top states for the name Rhemi are Louisiana (5 births).
Is Rhemi a unisex name?
Yes, Rhemi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 219 births, and as a boy's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Rhemi been used?
The SSA has tracked Rhemi since 2009 -- 17 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Rhemi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhea, Rheanna, Rhema, Rheba, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Rhemi's data

  • Rhemi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Louisiana records the most Rhemis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rhemi

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rhemi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2009–2025 (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 Rhemi 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.