Rhema
Rhema was the 1766th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 115 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,926 places. More babies were named Rhema in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #1,766 girls, up 1,238 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 115girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025115 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,290babies recorded
Rhema popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 20 since 2021.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,766 | 115 |
| 2020 | #3,004 | 54 |
| 2010 | #4,475 | 33 |
| 2000 | #5,892 | 19 |
| 1990 | #11,088 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rhema, counting every spelling?
Rhema has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,595 for girls in 2025, against #1,766 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Rhema?
115 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rhema (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rhema born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 73 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rhema.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rhema?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Rhema are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 19. That makes Rhema a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rhema by state
How common Rhema was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rhema: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rhema, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rhema
How popular is the name Rhema?
Rhema was the 1766th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 115 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,926 places. More babies were named Rhema in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Rhema a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rhema in the US.
Where is Rhema most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rhema was most common in Georgia (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Texas.