Unisex name · since 1975
Rhyan
3,097 babies named Rhyan in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,267 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,097
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rhyan is the #3267 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,097 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhyan has been recorded 3,097 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #3267 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #3,541 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,267 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,097 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhyan ranks #3,541 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,267 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,097 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,267 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,097
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rhyan's 3,097 recorded births place it above 95.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rhyan compares
3,097 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rhyan's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rhyan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,097 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 165 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rhyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rhyan's full recorded timeline at 2001, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 165 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rhyan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 165
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Rhyan popularity over time - boys
1,512 total births recorded since 1969 (Rhyan as boys' name)
Rhyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,210 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Rhyan's strongest decade.
1,210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Rhyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 122
1980s
122 births
- 1990s 254
1990s
254 births
- 2000s
2000s
939 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,210 births
- 2020s
2020s
554 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,210 births (39% of all-time use).
How Rhyan 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 Rhyan's total volume
Rhyan by state
Where Rhyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 260 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 230 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 127 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 109 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 97 | 3.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 89 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 88 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 62 | 2.0% |
260 of 3,097 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Rhyan appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rhyan's data
- Rhyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,210 total births) through the 2020s (554) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rhyans (260 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 Rhyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Rhyan 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.