girls:
3k births since 1975
#3175 (44th percentile)
boys:
1.5k births since 1969
#3174 (31st percentile)
overall:
4.5k births since 1969
#4092 (47th percentile)
The name Rhyan is the #4,092 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,460 recorded births since 1969. This represents the 47.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 47.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #3,175 (44.4% percentile) for all time with 2,985 births since 1975. For boys, it ranks #3,174 (30.8% percentile) for all time with 1,475 births since 1969.
Rhyan first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1969 (1969 for boys and 1975 for girls). Birth data for Rhyan is available in 54 out of the 55 years between 1969 and 2023 (54 years for boys and 47 years for girls). 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 Rhyan has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (66.9% of all recorded births). In 2023, 83.0% of babies named Rhyan were girls. Interestingly, until around 1999, the name was more popular for boys (61.2% boys from 1969 to 1998), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (73.7% girls from 1999 to 2023).
For girls, Rhyan reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 16.7% percentile (ranked #801) with 89 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 89 births per million (ranked 16.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Rhyan ranks #869 for girls (8.2% percentile) with 47 births per million, which is 53.5% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Rhyan reached its peak popularity in 2010, achieving the 6.9% percentile (ranked #819) with 32 births per million. The name was most common in 2010, with 32 births per million (ranked 6.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Rhyan ranks #899 for boys (1.3% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 28.9% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Rhyan".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Rhyan. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 89.7% confident that Rhyan is pronounced as RAI-uhn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is REE-uhn, at 10.3% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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