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Rhys name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Rhys ranks #412 in male records (778 reported) and #3,892 in female records (38 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#3,892 · 38 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 5 female records (43 to 38); rank moved from #3,633 to #3,892.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 17 female records (55 to 38); rank moved from #3,029 to #3,892.
2025 male rank and count
#412 · 778 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 174 male records (952 to 778); rank moved from #353 to #412.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 28 male records (750 to 778); rank moved from #413 to #412.
Peak year in available data
2024: 952 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Rhys becoming more popular?

Rhys's reported male count decreased by 174 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #353 to #412. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Rhys in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for RhysFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.9520201620252016: 22 female records2017: 30 female records2018: 31 female records2019: 37 female records2020: 38 female records2021: 55 female records2022: 62 female records2023: 61 female records2024: 43 female records2025: 38 female records2016: 612 male records2017: 619 male records2018: 627 male records2019: 692 male records2020: 713 male records2021: 750 male records2022: 733 male records2023: 931 male records2024: 952 male records2025: 778 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025383,892778412
2024433,633952353
2023612,816931353
2022622,780733426
2021553,029750413
2020383,828713419
2019373,986692440
2018314,539627463
2017304,674619477
2016225,946612495

Questions about Rhys’s popularity

How common is Rhys in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Rhys ranks #412 in male records (778 reported) and #3,892 in female records (38 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Rhys?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Rhys only.

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