How Many People Are Named Rheya?
An estimated 559 people in the United States have the first name Rheya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Rheya peaked in popularity in 2023 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rheya 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 Rheya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
559
About 1 in 613,156 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2023
53 births
Total Registered
564
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rheya
Rheya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 564 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rheya as a female name
Ranked #3,795 in 2024
40 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (53 births)
Rheya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rheya span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 229 babies were registered. Rheya remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rheya by Decade
How has Rheya 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.
Rheya by State
Birth registrations for Rheya span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Florida, New York, Texas. On average, about 19 Rheyas were registered per state.
Rheya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rheya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rheya
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rheya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rheya?
We estimate approximately 559 people named Rheya 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 613,156 Americans share this first name.
Is Rheya a common name?
Rheya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 564 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rheya most popular?
Rheya reached peak popularity in 2023, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rheya is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rheya a female name?
Rheya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rheya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rheya Smith, Rheya Johnson, Rheya 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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