girls:
880 births since 1977
#4836 (15th percentile)
boys:
126 births since 1977
#4460 (3rd percentile)
overall:
1k births since 1977
#6733 (13th percentile)
The name Rhian is the #6,733 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,006 recorded births since 1977. This represents the 13.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 13.0% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,836 (15.4% percentile) for all time with 880 births since 1977. For boys, it ranks #4,460 (2.7% percentile) for all time with 126 births since 1977.
Rhian first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1977 . Birth data for Rhian is available in 46 out of the 47 years between 1977 and 2023 (44 years for girls and 20 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Rhian has been given predominantly to girls, with 87.5% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 100.0% of babies named Rhian were girls. Interestingly, until around 1982, the name was more popular for boys (51.7% boys from 1977 to 1981), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (89.9% girls from 1982 to 2023).
For girls, Rhian reached its peak popularity in 2005, achieving the 5.7% percentile (ranked #886) with 29 births per million. The name was most common in 2005, with 29 births per million (ranked 5.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2009, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Rhian ranks #935 for girls (1.3% percentile) with 10 births per million, which is 34.0% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Rhian reached its peak popularity in 1977, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #669) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 1977, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.7% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2021.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Rhian".
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