Unisex name · since 2014
Rhye
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Rhye, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,961 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,788 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 69
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
69 babies have been named Rhye since 2014, making it today's #8788 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Rhye recorded 69 times among boys since 2014, holding rank #8788 nationally today, ahead of 37% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #19,961 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,788 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 69 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhye ranks #19,961 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,788 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 69 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #19,961 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,788 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 69
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rhye's 69 recorded births place it above 56.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rhye compares
69 21st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Rhye's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rhye | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 69 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rhye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rhye's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rhye popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Rhye popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2021 (Rhye as girls' name)
Rhye by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (42 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Rhye's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Rhye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 42 births (61% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rhye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~11 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, 2014–2025 (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 Rhye 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.