Is Rhythm a boy or girl name?

Rhythm is a unisex name. Of the 1,212 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 52.1% were girls and 47.9% were boys. It changed hands in 2018, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Rhythm

Recorded 2000–2025 · United States

Rhythm was most popular in 2025, when 109 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,335 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,335, with 109 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,212 people named Rhythm.

Rhythm over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rhythm’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rhythm a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rhythm is a unisex name — 52.1% of the 1,212 Americans given it were girls and 47.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 2018 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 55% girls and 45% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Rhythm

Where Rhythm is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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