Girls' name · since 1980

Rhianne

Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 223 babies named Rhianne, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,724 of 72,339
all-time among girls
223
born since 1980
2000s
peak decade

Rhianne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 223 have been recorded since 1980.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhianne has been recorded 223 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2020.

  • #18,724 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 223 born since 1980
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhianne ranks #18,724 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 223 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,724 of 72,339
all-time among girls
223
born since 1980
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rhianne's 223 recorded births place it above 74.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rhianne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Rhianne's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Rhianne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2009)
16
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
05101520 19801990199620002005200920132020 7

Rhianne by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (83 births, 37% of the file).

2000s was Rhianne's strongest decade.

83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Rhianne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 83 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhianne?
223 babies have been named Rhianne since 1980. All-time, it sits at #18,724 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2009 with 16 births.
Where does Rhianne sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhianne ranks #18,724 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rhianne most popular?
Rhianne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Rhianne been used?
Records for Rhianne go back to 1980, giving 41 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Rhianne?
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.

What to do with Rhianne's data

  • Rhianne's decade-level peak was the 2000s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rhianne

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rhianne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1980–2020 (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 Rhianne 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.