Unisex name · since 1977
Rhian
889 babies named Rhian in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 889
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rhian sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 889 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Rhian recorded 889 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2024.
- #8,144 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 889 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhian ranks #8,144 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 889 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 889
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rhian's 889 recorded births place it above 88.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Rhian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rhian's full recorded timeline at 2002, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rhian popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Rhian popularity over time - boys
126 total births recorded since 1977 (Rhian as boys' name)
Rhian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (351 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Rhian's strongest decade.
351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Rhian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s 109
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
351 births
- 2010s
2010s
288 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 351 births (39% of all-time use).
How Rhian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rhian's total volume
Rhian by state
Where Rhian concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 39 | 4.4% |
| #2 | California | | 29 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.8% |
39 of 889 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Rhian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (351 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rhians (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Rhian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1977–2024 (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 Rhian 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.