Infographic of Rhea name meaning, which is “She flows with honey and delight,” based on the Greek rheos, a stream. In Greek mythology, the mother of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia—hence the “Mother of the gods.”
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Rhea Name Popularity

How popular is the name Rhea? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 25 0.0071%
1911 — 42 0.0113%
1912 — 59 0.0117%
1913 — 66 0.0116%
1914 — 85 0.0122%
1915 — 126 0.0139%
1916 — 125 0.0129%
1917 — 124 0.0124%
1918 — 101 0.0094%
1919 — 132 0.0126%
1920 — 130 0.0117%
1921 — 136 0.0119%
1922 — 131 0.0118%
1923 — 88 0.0079%
1924 — 101 0.0087%
1925 — 117 0.0104%
1926 — 119 0.0108%
1927 — 84 0.0076%
1928 — 108 0.0101%
1929 — 87 0.0084%
1930 — 91 0.0087%
1931 — 83 0.0084%
1932 — 85 0.0086%
1933 — 67 0.0072%
1934 — 68 0.007%
1935 — 62 0.0064%
1936 — 66 0.0069%
1937 — 60 0.0061%
1938 — 43 0.0042%
1939 — 53 0.0052%
1940 — 52 0.0049%
1941 — 51 0.0045%
1942 — 72 0.0057%
1943 — 72 0.0055%
1944 — 58 0.0047%
1945 — 32 0.0026%
1946 — 72 0.0049%
1947 — 82 0.0049%
1948 — 80 0.005%
1949 — 77 0.0048%
1950 — 61 0.0038%
1951 — 74 0.0044%
1952 — 70 0.004%
1953 — 73 0.0041%
1954 — 61 0.0033%
1955 — 67 0.0036%
1956 — 74 0.0039%
1957 — 91 0.0047%
1958 — 96 0.0051%
1959 — 61 0.0032%
1960 — 62 0.0033%
1961 — 58 0.0031%
1962 — 65 0.0035%
1963 — 70 0.0039%
1964 — 44 0.0025%
1965 — 46 0.0028%
1966 — 55 0.0035%
1967 — 36 0.0024%
1968 — 55 0.0037%
1969 — 41 0.0027%
1970 — 48 0.003%
1971 — 43 0.0029%
1972 — 24 0.0018%
1973 — 29 0.0022%
1974 — 41 0.0032%
1975 — 61 0.0047%
1976 — 51 0.004%
1977 — 56 0.0042%
1978 — 64 0.0048%
1979 — 40 0.0028%
1980 — 54 0.0037%
1981 — 87 0.0059%
1982 — 46 0.0031%
1983 — 82 0.0056%
1984 — 85 0.0057%
1985 — 66 0.0043%
1986 — 66 0.0044%
1987 — 60 0.0039%
1988 — 47 0.003%
1989 — 63 0.0039%
1990 — 69 0.0042%
1991 — 52 0.0032%
1992 — 77 0.0048%
1993 — 70 0.0045%
1994 — 42 0.0027%
1995 — 60 0.004%
1996 — 27 0.0018%
1997 — 89 0.006%
1998 — 75 0.005%
1999 — 93 0.0062%
2000 — 125 0.0082%
2001 — 127 0.0084%
2002 — 169 0.0113%
2003 — 151 0.0099%
2004 — 226 0.0148%
2005 — 121 0.0079%
2006 — 153 0.0098%
2007 — 187 0.0119%
2008 — 147 0.0095%
2009 — 182 0.0122%
2010 — 146 0.0101%
2011 — 141 0.0099%
2012 — 162 0.0114%
2013 — 154 0.0108%
2014 — 172 0.0118%
2015 — 210 0.0144%
2016 — 241 0.0167%
2017 — 248 0.0178%
2018 — 306 0.0223%
2019 — 364 0.0269%
2020 — 406 0.0319%
2021 — 399 0.0326%
2022 — 462 0.035%
2023 — 548 0.0423%

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Names Like Rhea

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What names are variants of Rhea?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Rhea.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Rea

Flowing

Greek

Reya

Flowing

Greek

Rhae

Flowing

Greek

Rhaya

Flowing

Greek

Rhia

Flowing

Greek

Ria

Danish

What names sound like Rhea?

If you like how Rhea sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Rhea.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Rae

A diminutive or nickname for Rachel.

Hebrew

Raya

Friend

Israeli

Ree

To bind

Hebrew

Rei

Beautiful; lovely child

Japanese

Rie

Danish

Roya

Vision, dream

Arabic

Rue

Regret

English

Rye

King

Irish

What names are similar to Rhea?

Find a name that’s like Rhea, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cybele

Hair Or Stone

Greek

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9 Comments

  1. The RHEA just out of this space.it’s beautiful and easy to pronounce though other pronounces it wrong but it’s just a beautiful and unique name trust me

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  2. I often wondered why my parents named me Rhea. Unique name for a unique individual I guess. It’s grown on me over time. Most people pronounce it incorrectly. It’s really became popular recently.

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  3. My name is actually Rhea most people assume its Rayuh idk why..

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  4. It has always been a name that I loved. It’s sweet and seemed to fit her

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  5. I’ve always loved that name. I first heard it in school as the mother of Zeus and again with actress Rhea Pearlmen. It’s beautiful, easy to say and spell.

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    • as soon as i found out what it means it was beautiful.

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  6. Most people pronounce it ray uh and its annoying. I love her name, I had a bit of a name regret for the first month but quickly got over it and I’m glad I didn’t name her anything else because its perfect for our little girl. Me and her dad knew her name was going to be Rhea before she was born. After finding out we were having a girl we already knew she was Rhea. Ree uhhh

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  7. We named her after her grandmother on her father’s side. I love that it’s a very simple but beautiful name.

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  8. I chose the name Rhea (pronounced Ray-uh) because it was beautiful, it reminded me of the sunshine. It also reminded me of her father, whose middle name is Ray, so she’s named after him, in a way. I love everything about the name — Rhea was the Greek “mother of gods” in mythology and I thought that was really cool. The name also means “to flow,” and she’s a water sign — Pisces — so the whole thing is just serendipitous, since she was so close to being an air sign.

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