Recorded 2016–2020 Boys' name Peak 2016 16 births

Rhyus — boys' name

16 babies named Rhyus in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 boys have been named Rhyus since 2016, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.

16
total births
2016–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Rhyus was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rhyus in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhyus

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Rhyus between 2016 and 2020, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rhyus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhyus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rhyus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhyus 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 16 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.

Rhyus at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

16

Since 2016

5 years of records

Peak year

2016

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2016

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2020

Rhyus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2016

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2016)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 202020172016 6

Rhyus by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 69% of Rhyus's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhyus?
16 babies have been named Rhyus since 2016. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2016 with 6 births.
When was Rhyus most popular?
Rhyus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Rhyus been used?
Rhyus has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 5 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Rhyus?
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, 2016–2020 (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.