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Rhea

Gender
Girl
Say it
REE-a
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#263 for girls
US rank, 2025
#639 for girls
Style
Big in Scotland, big in Northern Ireland

Rhea is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 263rd for girls in the UK (194 babies) and 639th for girls in the US (452 babies).

What does Rhea mean?

Greek

In Greek myth Rhea is the Titan mother of Zeus, Hera and Poseidon; one of Saturn's moons is named after her.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Rhea a girl's or a boy's name?

Rhea is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 194 girls in the UK and 452 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Rhea in the UK?

Rank in 2025
263rd among girls
Babies in 2025
194 about 1 in 1,400 girls
Five-year trend
Rising up 48% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 194 girls in the UK were named Rhea, making it the 263rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 416th.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Rhea of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Rhea in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 260 girls in the UK were given Rhea or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #219, up from #263 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 388th in England and Wales, 116th in Scotland and 35th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 194 in 20252025
Rhea in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025194#263
2024165#297
2023154#318
2022129#370
2021159#330
2020114#416
2019120#399
2018113#431
2017110#446
2016114#436
201599#482
2014102#473
2013116#408
2012103#473
2011107#450
2010111#436
2009119#402
2008123#395
2007118#391
2006141#343
2005130#340
2004144#317
2003135#317
2002127#316
2001119#327
2000134#302
199997#374
1998118#333
1997103#368
1996100#374

How popular is Rhea in the US?

Rank in 2025
639th among girls
Babies in 2025
452 about 1 in 3,600 girls
Five-year trend
Steady up 23% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 452 girls in the US were named Rhea, making it the 639th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 625th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 577 girls. It first appears in the records in 1882.

2025 had fewer girls named Rhea than any year since 2019.

Half of all the girls named Rhea in the US since 1880 were born between 1937 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 637 girls in the US were given Rhea or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #495, up from #639 for this spelling alone.

1882Busiest: 577 in 20232025
Rhea in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025452#639
2024487#613
2023577#527
2022500#600
2021485#614
2020464#625
2019411#703
2018360#756
2017318#860
2016289#947
2015271#994
2014233#1,092
2013219#1,111
2012225#1,096
2011202#1,189
2010208#1,165
2009214#1,174
2008201#1,250
2007223#1,147
2006208#1,167
2005170#1,305
2004266#908
2003195#1,125
2002217#1,007
2001176#1,169
2000172#1,166
1999139#1,302
1998111#1,518
1997130#1,325
199683#1,778
1995112#1,436
199496#1,579
1993136#1,256
1992134#1,271
1991109#1,449
1990124#1,303
1989126#1,247
1988103#1,375
1987121#1,195
1986113#1,219
1985130#1,109
1984132#1,059
1983141#1,005
1982109#1,221
1981140#1,025
1980129#1,087
1979111#1,184
1978134#1,014
1977120#1,079
1976102#1,145
1975104#1,119
197483#1,284
197385#1,231
197276#1,325
197192#1,221
197083#1,293
196991#1,169
1968113#978
196789#1,103
1966102#1,022
196599#1,055
1964100#1,091
1963120#970
1962114#1,006
1961114#1,014
1960113#1,008
1959133#903
1958150#828
1957138#864
1956114#943
1955131#848
1954112#909
1953126#825
1952120#835
1951113#839
1950111#826
1949123#778
1948146#685
1947130#750
1946127#716
194587#810
194498#771
1943110#736
1942121#678
1941109#674
194086#741
1939101#674
193884#756
1937118#624
1936116#611
1935100#660
1934104#656
1933106#637
1932117#606
1931121#602
1930125#619
1929139#582
1928151#575
1927125#643
1926162#557
1925160#565
1924155#594
1923135#633
1922177#530
1921179#529
1920184#515
1919177#510
1918174#529
1917181#490
1916169#497
1915172#469
1914123#504
1913115#468
191292#497
191189#430
191060#528
190964#468
190855#488
190763#451
190658#447
190549#485
190449#469
190340#504
190255#416
190158#385
190051#475
189961#371
189854#420
189753#397
189656#377
189541#440
189448#404
189356#360
189244#401
189124#524
189039#406
188931#430
188820#558
188714#608
188613#633
188511#658
188413#583
18838#692
18827#740

Names like Rhea

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Cora, Nora, Callie, Nova, Clara, Orla, Thea, Sadie, Cleo, Hazel, Rosie, Daphne

Other spellings of Rhea

Ria, Riyah, Riah, Rheia

Names related to Rhea

Rea, Rheya, Rhia, Rhya, Reha

More Greek names

Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe

Every Greek name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Rhea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rhea, updated 20 October 2026.