Rhea

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Rhea is a feminine given name. It is generally

From Wikipedia

Rhea first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2006 with 130 babies (rank #334 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rhea

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rhea yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,099

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

130

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Rhea

Rhea Perlmanfilm actor · b. 1948
Rhea Chakrabortypresenter · b. 1992

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	93	#363
1997	97	#347
1998	109	#326
1999	90	#360
2000	121	#302
2001	110	#327
2002	109	#331
2003	116	#330
2004	124	#322
2005	115	#348
2006	130	#334
2007	99	#418
2008	102	#422
2009	97	#433
2010	90	#461
2011	89	#483
2012	80	#534
2013	86	#499
2014	78	#546
2015	75	#575
2016	89	#493