Girls' name · since 1927

Rima

1,654 babies named Rima in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,360 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,994 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,654
born since 1927
2010s
peak decade

1,654 babies have been named Rima since 1927, making it today's #3994 girls' name.

Rima has 1,654 recorded births among girls since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3994 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of girls, 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 1927 to 2025.

  • #5,360 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,994 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,654 born since 1927
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rima ranks #5,360 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,994 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,654 born since 1927, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,360 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,994 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,654
born since 1927
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%76.9%
Rima vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Rima's 1,654 recorded births place it above 92.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Rima compares

1,654 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Rima's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rima Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,654 376 567,345
Peak-year births 38 21 19,840

Rima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Rima splits its recorded history at 1979: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Rima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
38
Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
010203040 192719411956196919811993200520172025 36

Rima by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (281 births, 17% of the file).

2010s was Rima's strongest decade.

281 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Rima births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 281 births (17% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Rima 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 Rima's total volume

Rima vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -42, 7.3%-80, 10.9%-25, 7.6%-77, 8.5%-67, 3.3%-52, 4.7%-27, 5.9%-41, 6.1%-144, 5.8%-53, 5.6%-61, 3.8%-36, 6.8%-33, 7.2%-40, 5.6%-57, 6%Rima-99, 2.3%Rima
Rima vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Rima by state

Where Rima concentrates geographically, total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Rima
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
142 8.6%
#2 New York
111 6.7%
#3 Michigan
37 2.2%
#4 Illinois
11 0.7%
#5 New Jersey
11 0.7%
#6 Texas
6 0.4%
#7 Florida
5 0.3%
California share of Rima's total US births 8.6%
Even split

142 of 1,654 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rima?
Since 1927, Social Security records show 1,654 babies named Rima. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #5,360 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #3,994 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2015, with 38 births.
Where does Rima sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rima ranks #5,360 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,994 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rima most popular?
Rima was most popular in the 2010s decade with 281 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Rima most popular?
The top states for the name Rima are California (142 births), New York (111 births), Michigan (37 births).
How long has the name Rima been used?
Records for Rima go back to 1927, giving 99 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Rima?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rim, Rimsha, Rimas, Rimi, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Rima's data

  • Rima's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (281 total births) through the 2020s (153) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Rimas (142 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.

Keep exploring Rima

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1927–2025 (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 Rima 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.