Recorded 1914–2004 Girls' name Peak 1914 149 births

Rhena — girls' name

149 babies named Rhena in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241930s111940s61950s221960s301970s331980s81990s102000s5
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.

What the Data Says About Rhena

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Rhena between 1914 and 2004, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhena performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Rhena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhena 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 149 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.

Rhena at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

149

Since 1914

91 years of records

Peak year

1914

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1914

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2004

Rhena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1914

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1914)
10
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
4681012 200419801976196519601953193419161914 10

Rhena by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
33 births that decade — 22% of Rhena's all-time total
1910s241930s111940s61950s221960s301970s331980s81990s102000s5

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?
Rhena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 91 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Rhena?
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, 1914–2004 (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.