Total births
149
Girls' name · since 1914
Rhena
Rhena has 149 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1914 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 149
- total births
- 1914–2004
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
149 girls have been named Rhena since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rhena has 149 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2004.
- 149 total births
- 1914–2004 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 22% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
149 girls have been named Rhena since 1914, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2004.
- 149
- total births
- 1914–2004
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
22% of everyone ever named Rhena was born in this single decade.
1914
Single peak year
10 babies were named Rhena in 1914 - its busiest year on record.
Rhena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rhena splits its recorded history at 1961: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1914 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rhena at a glance
Last recorded 2004Peak year
1914
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Rhena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2004
- Peak year (1914)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Rhena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Rhena's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Rhena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
24 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
22 births
- 1960s
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 33 births (22% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rhena? ▼
149 babies have been named Rhena since 1914. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1914 with 10 births.
When was Rhena most popular? ▼
Rhena was most popular in the 1970s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Rhena been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rhena since 1914 -- 91 years through the most recent 2004 data.
What names are similar to Rhena? ▼
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 Rhena's data
- Rhena's decade-level peak was the 1970s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rhena
Nearby Names Like Rhena
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rhena
Rhea Girl
#614 19,737 births
Rheanna Girl
1,778 births
Rhema Girl
#2089 1,270 births
Rheba Girl
1,207 births
Rheta Girl
1,200 births
Compare Rhena side by side: Rhena vs Rhea Rhena vs Rheanna Rhena vs Rhema
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1914–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rhena: Baby Name Since 1914 - 149 Births, Peak 1914." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rhena. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rhena 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 June 2026.