Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Rhema

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #1,766 Trend ↑ Rising 113%
Rank 2025
#1,766
among girls · ↑329 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
115
named Rhema · +16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,976
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
115 babies
All-time total
1,290
#6,389 all-time among girls
First recorded
1981
in Social Security records

Rhema popularity over time

1,290 babies have been named Rhema since 1981, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 62 – 62 6 – #6,234
1990s 102 – 102 10 +65% #6,314
2000s 230 – 230 23 +125% #4,919
2010s 408 – 408 41 +77% #3,255
2020s (to 2025) 468 20 488 81 +99% #1,766

Where Rhema is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 131 0.08 outside top 500
2027 146 0.09 outside top 500
2028 161 0.10 outside top 500
2029 174 0.11 outside top 500
2030 186 0.12 outside top 500

Where Rhema is most popular

Girls named Rhema per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.051 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Michigan, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rhema born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 18 0.079 +55%
Michigan 12 0.066 +29%
Texas 52 0.065 +27%
Maryland 5 0.047 -8%
Tennessee 7 0.044 -13%
California 30 0.036 -30%
Indiana 5 0.036 -30%
Washington 5 0.035 -32%
Pennsylvania 7 0.030 -42%
Ohio 7 0.030 -42%
Virginia 5 0.029 -43%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -57%
Florida 5 0.012 -77%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rhema

Rhema is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,766 in 2025 with 115 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1981, 1,290 American babies have been named Rhema. Its peak came in 2025, when 115 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rhema stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rhema?

The median living Rhema is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 18. An estimated 1,300 people named Rhema are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rhema year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 115 #1,766 – –
2024 92 #2,095 7 #10,688
2023 80 #2,307 – –
2022 62 #2,779 7 #10,616
2021 65 #2,667 6 #11,838
2020 54 #3,004 – –
2019 49 #3,265 – –
2018 37 #3,989 – –
2017 37 #4,054 – –
2016 43 #3,648 – –
2015 42 #3,692 – –
2014 46 #3,476 – –
2013 50 #3,255 – –
2012 39 #3,977 – –
2011 32 #4,551 – –
2010 33 #4,475 – –
2009 24 #5,854 – –
2008 28 #5,249 – –
2007 24 #5,865 – –
2006 28 #5,066 – –
2005 20 #6,189 – –
2004 20 #6,159 – –
2003 26 #4,919 – –
2002 20 #5,849 – –
2001 21 #5,522 – –
2000 19 #5,892 – –
1995 12 #7,408 – –
1990 7 #11,088 – –
1985 6 #10,318 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rhema, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rhema?

The median living Rhema is about 9 years old. Half of all living Rhemas are between 3 and 18 years old.

How many people named Rhema are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Rhema are alive in the United States, based on 1,290 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rhema in 2025?

Rhema ranked #1,766 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 115 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rhema?

1,290 babies have been named Rhema in the United States since 1981, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rhema most popular?

Rhema peaked in 2025, when 115 newborns received the name.

Is Rhema a boy or girl name?

Rhema is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rhema rising or falling?

Rhema is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rhema become more popular?

Rhema is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 186 girls named Rhema in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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