Girls' name · since 1976
Rhiana
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 1,054 babies named Rhiana, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,054
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rhiana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,054 have been recorded since 1976.
Rhiana has 1,054 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2014.
- #7,242 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,054 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhiana ranks #7,242 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,054 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,054
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rhiana's 1,054 recorded births place it above 89.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Rhiana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rhiana splits its recorded history at 1995: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2013 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 75 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rhiana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2014
- Peak year (2006)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Rhiana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (428 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Rhiana's strongest decade.
428 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Rhiana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 113
1970s
113 births
- 1980s 157
1980s
157 births
- 1990s
1990s
289 births
- 2000s
2000s
428 births
- 2010s 67
2010s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 428 births (41% of all-time use).
How Rhiana 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 Rhiana's total volume
Rhiana by state
Where Rhiana concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 117 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 46 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
117 of 1,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Rhiana's data
- Rhiana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (428 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rhianas (117 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rhiana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1976–2014 (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 Rhiana 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.