Unisex name · since 1929
Rhys
14,334 babies named Rhys in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #411 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,334
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rhys currently ranks #411 among unisex names in America, with 14,334 babies recorded since 1929.
Rhys has 14,334 recorded births among boys since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #411 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2025.
- #998 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #411 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,334 born since 1929
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhys ranks #998 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #411 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,334 born since 1929, peaking in the 2010s.
- #998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #411 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,334
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rhys's 14,334 recorded births place it above 97.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rhys compares
14,334 Top 8% higher than 92% of 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
Rhys's all-time total is 39x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rhys | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,334 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 952 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rhys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rhys's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 952, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rhys popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 952
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Rhys popularity over time - girls
887 total births recorded since 1994 (Rhys as girls' name)
Rhys by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,915 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Rhys's strongest decade.
5,915 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Rhys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 8
1920s
8 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 105
1950s
105 births
- 1960s 111
1960s
111 births
- 1970s 86
1970s
86 births
- 1980s 314
1980s
314 births
- 1990s 696
1990s
696 births
- 2000s 2,215
2000s
2,215 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,915 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,857 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,915 births (41% of all-time use).
How Rhys compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rhys's total volume
Rhys by state
Where Rhys concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,538 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 912 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 889 | 6.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 787 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 621 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 467 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 458 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 458 | 3.2% |
1,538 of 14,334 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Rhys appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rhys's data
- Rhys's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,915 total births) through the 2020s (4,857) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rhyss (1,538 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rhys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1929–2025 (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 Rhys 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.