Unisex name · since 1985
Rhen
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 338 babies named Rhen, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,294 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 338
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rhen is the #5294 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 338 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhen has been recorded 338 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #5294 nationally and more common than 62% of boys, 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 1985 to 2025.
- #9,945 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,294 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 338 born since 1985
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhen ranks #9,945 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,294 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 338 born since 1985, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,294 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 338
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rhen's 338 recorded births place it above 78.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rhen compares
338 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Rhen's all-time total is 8% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rhen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 338 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rhen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rhen splits its recorded history at 2012: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rhen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Rhen popularity over time - girls
185 total births recorded since 2010 (Rhen as girls' name)
Rhen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (156 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Rhen's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Rhen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s
2020s
156 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 156 births (46% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rhen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1985–2025 (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 Rhen 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.