Total births
134
Girls' name · since 1950
Rhesa
Rhesa has 134 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 134
- total births
- 1950–2010
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
Rhesa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 134 have been recorded since 1950.
Rhesa has 134 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2010.
- 134 total births
- 1950–2010 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 25% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
134 girls have been named Rhesa since 1950, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2010.
- 134
- total births
- 1950–2010
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Rhesa was born in this single decade.
1985
Single peak year
10 babies were named Rhesa in 1985 - its busiest year on record.
Rhesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rhesa splits its recorded history at 1977: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rhesa at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
1985
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1950
Rhesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2010
- Peak year (1985)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Rhesa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Rhesa's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Rhesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
25 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 33 births (25% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rhesa? ▼
Rhesa has been given to 134 babies in the U.S. since 1950, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 10 babies were born in 1985, its single highest year.
When was Rhesa most popular? ▼
Rhesa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Rhesa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rhesa since 1950 -- 61 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Rhesa? ▼
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 Rhesa's data
- Rhesa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- 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 Rhesa
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Rheba Girl
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Rheta Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1950–2010 (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. "Rhesa: Baby Name Since 1950 - 134 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rhesa. 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 Rhesa 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 July 2026.