Girls' name · since 1950
Rhina
Rhina has 106 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rhina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 106 recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhina has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1950, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2007.
- #26,524 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1950
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhina ranks #26,524 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1950, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rhina's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rhina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rhina's full recorded timeline at 1988, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rhina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2007
- Peak year (1991)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Rhina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (45 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Rhina's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Rhina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 45 births (42% of all-time use).
Rhina by state
Where Rhina concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 5.7% |
6 of 106 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rhina's data
- Rhina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rhinas (6 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rhina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1950–2007 (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 Rhina 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.