Is Rhen a boy or girl name?

Rhen is a unisex name. Of the 523 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 35.4% were girls and 64.6% were boys. It changed hands in 2020, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Rhen

Recorded 1985–2025 · United States

Rhen was most popular in 2021, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,248 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 523 people named Rhen.

Rhen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rhen’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rhen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rhen is a unisex name — 35.4% of the 523 Americans given it were girls and 64.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2020 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 42% girls and 58% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org