Rheya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- REE-uh
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,711 for girls
Rheya is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 3,711th for girls in the US (40 babies).
What does Rheya mean?
Greek: spelling of Rhea, or of the Indian name Riya
Matches Rhea, the Titan mother of Zeus in Greek myth; also used as a spelling of the Indian name Riya.
Is Rheya a girl's or a boy's name?
Rheya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 40 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rheya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Rheya, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rheya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 38 girls in the UK were given Rheya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #882, up from #2,344 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Rheya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,957 |
| 2021 | 12 | #2,325 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
How popular is Rheya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,711among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 40about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 40 girls in the US were named Rheya, making it the 3,711th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,141st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 53 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Rheya in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 180 girls in the US were given Rheya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,129, up from #3,711 for this spelling alone.
Rheya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3,711 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 53 | #3,091 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4,106 |
| 2021 | 50 | #3,215 |
| 2020 | 50 | #3,141 |
| 2019 | 42 | #3,610 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4,236 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5,336 |
| 2016 | 41 | #3,707 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Names like Rheya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raya Safa Ayra Hafsa Rahma Zainab Ayah Ayla Rehmat Hiba Aiza Reya
Other spellings of Rheya
Names related to Rheya
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
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, “Rheya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rheya, updated 20 October 2026.