How Many People Are Named Rheva?
An estimated 4 people in the United States have the first name Rheva. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Rheva peaked in popularity in 1918 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rheva 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 Rheva paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Rheva is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
- Rheva is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
4
About 1 in 85,688,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1918
7 births
Total Registered
35
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rheva
Rheva is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 35 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rheva as a female name
Ranked #5,111 in 1944
5 female births in 1944
Peak: 1918 (7 births)
Rheva: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rheva span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 18 babies were registered. Rheva has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rheva by Decade
How has Rheva 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.
Rheva + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rheva as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rheva
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rheva: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rheva?
We estimate approximately 4 people named Rheva 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 85,688,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Rheva a common name?
Rheva is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 6.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 35 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rheva most popular?
Rheva reached peak popularity in 1918, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rheva is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rheva a female name?
Rheva is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rheva Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rheva Smith, Rheva Johnson, Rheva 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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