Recorded 1976–2025 Girls' name Peak 2009 170 births

Rhia — girls' name

170 babies named Rhia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s102000s242010s882020s38

The verdict

170 girls have been named Rhia since 1976, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

170
total births
1976–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Rhia was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

13 babies were named Rhia in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhia

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Rhia between 1976 and 2025, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rhia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhia 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 170 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.

Rhia at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

170

Since 1976

50 years of records

Peak year

2009

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1976

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2025

Rhia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1976

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2009)
13
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
468101214 20252021201820152012200919821976 5

Rhia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
88 births that decade — 52% of Rhia's all-time total
1970s101980s102000s242010s882020s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhia?
170 babies have been named Rhia since 1976. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2009 with 13 births.
When was Rhia most popular?
Rhia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Rhia been used?
Rhia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 50 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Rhia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhiannon, Rhianna, Rhiana, Rhiley, 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, 1976–2025 (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.