Recorded 1989–2015 Boys' name Peak 1991 51 births

Rhyne — boys' name

51 babies named Rhyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

51 boys have been named Rhyne since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

51
total births
1989–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Rhyne was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rhyne in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Rhyne between 1989 and 2015, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rhyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhyne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rhyne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhyne 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 51 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.

Rhyne at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

51

Since 1989

27 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1989

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2015

Rhyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1989

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201520102007200420021994199119901989 6

Rhyne by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 37% of Rhyne's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhyne?
51 babies have been named Rhyne since 1989. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Rhyne most popular?
Rhyne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Rhyne been used?
Rhyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 27 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Rhyne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhys, Rhyan, Rhyder, Rhylan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–2015 (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.