How Many People Are Named Rhesa?
An estimated 117 people in the United States have the first name Rhesa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Rhesa peaked in popularity in 1985 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rhesa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rhesa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
117
About 1 in 2,929,524 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1985
10 births
Total Registered
134
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rhesa
Rhesa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 134 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rhesa as a female name
Ranked #16,539 in 2010
6 female births in 2010
Peak: 1985 (10 births)
Rhesa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rhesa span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 33 babies were registered. Rhesa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rhesa by Decade
How has Rhesa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rhesa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rhesa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rhesa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rhesa?
We estimate approximately 117 people named Rhesa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,929,524 Americans share this first name.
Is Rhesa a common name?
Rhesa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 134 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rhesa most popular?
Rhesa reached peak popularity in 1985, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rhesa is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rhesa a female name?
Rhesa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rhesa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rhesa Smith, Rhesa Johnson, Rhesa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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