Total births
35
Girls' name · since 1918
Rheva
Rheva has 35 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 35
- total births
- 1918–1944
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Rheva is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 35 have been recorded since 1918.
Rheva has 35 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1944.
- 35 total births
- 1918–1944 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
35 girls have been named Rheva since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1944.
- 35
- total births
- 1918–1944
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Rheva was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
7 babies were named Rheva in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
Rheva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rheva's full recorded timeline at 1927, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rheva at a glance
Last recorded 1944Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1918
Rheva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1944
- Peak year (1918)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Rheva by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Rheva's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Rheva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 18 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rheva? ▼
Rheva has been given to 35 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1944. 7 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
When was Rheva most popular? ▼
Rheva was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Rheva been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rheva since 1918 -- 27 years through the most recent 1944 data.
What names are similar to Rheva? ▼
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 Rheva's data
- Rheva's decade-level peak was the 1920s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- 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 Rheva
Nearby Names Like Rheva
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rheva
Rhea Girl
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Rheanna Girl
1,778 births
Rhema Girl
#2089 1,270 births
Rheba Girl
1,207 births
Rheta Girl
1,200 births
Compare Rheva side by side: Rheva vs Rhea Rheva vs Rheanna Rheva vs Rhema
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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, 1918–1944 (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. "Rheva: Baby Name Since 1918 - 35 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rheva. 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 Rheva 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.