Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Rhone

Gender Unisex · 12% girls Rank 2025 #3,431 Trend ↑ Rising 93%
Rank 2025
#3,431
among boys · ↑530 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
42
named Rhone · +17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 50,238
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
42 babies
All-time total
354
#10,367 all-time among boys
First recorded
2004
in Social Security records

Rhone popularity over time

354 babies have been named Rhone since 2004, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

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
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2000s – 47 47 5 – #6,438
2010s 21 122 143 14 +204% #4,895
2020s (to 2025) 22 142 164 27 +91% #3,431

Where Rhone is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 38 0.02 outside top 500
2027 41 0.02 outside top 500
2028 44 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 50 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Rhone

Rhone is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,431 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2004, 354 American babies have been named Rhone, about 88% boys and 12% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 42 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 Rhone stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rhone?

The median living Rhone is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 11. An estimated 400 people named Rhone are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Rhone 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 8 #11,720 34 #3,431
2024 8 #11,948 28 #3,961
2023 – – 27 #4,093
2022 – – 20 #4,981
2021 – – 17 #5,507
2020 6 #14,761 16 #5,646
2019 6 #15,197 16 #5,747
2018 8 #12,267 17 #5,495
2017 – – 20 #4,895
2016 7 #14,056 13 #6,651
2015 – – 8 #9,396
2014 – – 12 #6,971
2013 – – 9 #8,622
2012 – – 11 #7,436
2011 – – 9 #8,622
2010 – – 7 #10,515
2009 – – 11 #7,589
2008 – – 12 #7,102
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2006 – – 7 #10,421
2005 – – 5 #12,946
2004 – – 12 #6,438
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rhone?

The median living Rhone is about 6 years old. Half of all living Rhones are between 2 and 11 years old.

How many people named Rhone are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Rhone are alive in the United States, based on 354 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rhone in 2025?

Rhone ranked #3,431 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rhone?

354 babies have been named Rhone in the United States since 2004, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rhone most popular?

Rhone peaked in 2025, when 42 newborns received the name.

Is Rhone a boy or girl name?

Rhone is used for both: about 12% of babies named Rhone have been girls and 88% boys.

Is the name Rhone rising or falling?

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

Will Rhone become more popular?

Rhone is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 50 boys named Rhone 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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