Girls' name · since 1945
Rhenda
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 167 babies named Rhenda, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,683 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 167
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rhenda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 167 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Rhenda recorded 167 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1973.
- #21,683 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 167 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhenda ranks #21,683 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 167 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #21,683 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 167
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rhenda's 167 recorded births place it above 70% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rhenda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rhenda's full recorded timeline at 1959, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rhenda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1973
- Peak year (1964)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Rhenda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (71 births, 43% of the file).
1950s was Rhenda's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Rhenda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s
1950s
71 births
- 1960s
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 71 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Rhenda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Rhenda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1945–1973 (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 Rhenda 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.