Is Rhian a boy or girl name?

Rhian is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,015 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 87.6% were girls and 12.4% were boys.

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Rhian

Recorded 1977–2024 · United States

Rhian was most popular in 2007, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,854 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,015 people named Rhian.

Rhian over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rhian’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rhian a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rhian is mostly a girl’s name — 87.6% of the 1,015 Americans given it were girls and 12.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 87% girls and 13% 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