Recorded 1950–2007 Girls' name Peak 1991 106 births

Rhina — girls' name

106 babies named Rhina in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s51980s451990s382000s13

The verdict

106 girls have been named Rhina since 1950, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2007.

106
total births
1950–2007
years on record
1980s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Rhina was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

11 babies were named Rhina in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhina

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Rhina between 1950 and 2007, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rhina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rhina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhina 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 106 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.

Rhina at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

106

Since 1950

58 years of records

Peak year

1991

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1950

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2007

Rhina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1950

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1991)
11
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
4681012 200719951993199019871983198119781950 5

Rhina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
45 births that decade — 42% of Rhina's all-time total
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Rhina by state

Where Rhina concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rhina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 5.7%
California share of Rhina's total US births 5.7%

6 of 106 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhina?
106 babies have been named Rhina since 1950. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1991 with 11 births.
When was Rhina most popular?
Rhina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Rhina most popular?
The top states for the name Rhina are California (6 births).
How long has the name Rhina been used?
Rhina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 58 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Rhina?
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, 1950–2007 (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.