Rhea
Top 1000
About Rhea
Rhea is an old-style creative name of the Greek mythological earth mother of all the gods. A lot better than the Roman equivalent: Ops.
Rhea reentered the US Top 1000 in 2015 and has been heading straight uphill ever since, nearing the Top 500. It was the fastest-rising girls' name in Ireland last year, a new entry to the Top 100.
Rhea Perlman is an American actress known for her role as Carla Tortelli on Cheers and as the wife of Danny DeVito.
As of October 2026, Rhea ranked #639 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #363 in 1893, Nameberry popularity #223.
Editor's take: The name Rhea is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "a flowing stream".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,098 | 233 | 130.4 |
| 2015 | #996 | 271 | 151.8 |
| 2016 | #948 | 289 | 163.1 |
| 2017 | #863 | 318 | 184.2 |
| 2018 | #757 | 360 | 211.6 |
| 2019 | #705 | 411 | 244.9 |
| 2020 | #625 | 464 | 287 |
| 2021 | #615 | 484 | 295 |
| 2022 | #600 | 500 | 304.9 |
| 2023 | #526 | 577 | 359.6 |
| 2024 | #616 | 484 | 298.7 |
| 2025 | #639 | 452 | 281.2 |
World rankings
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Rhea on lists
Famous Rheas
- Rhea Jo Perlman
American actress
- Rhea Durham
American model
- Rhea Santos
Filipino broadcast journalist, host and newscaster
- Rhea Seehorn
American actress
- Rhea Haines
American silent film actress
- Rhea Chakraborty
Indian actress
- Rhea Bailey
British actress; sister of singer Corinne Bailey Rae
- Rhea Butcher
American comedienne
- Caroline Rhea
Canadian comedienne & actress
- Rhea Ripley
WWE star
- Rhea Ripley
WWE Wrestler
- Rhea Raj
American musician, sister of Katseye member Lara Raj
Rhea in pop culture
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moon of Saturn
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mythological daughter of Gaia and Uranus
- Rhea Silvia
mythical mother of Romulus and Remus, who founded Rome
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queen of Daxam, on the CW series "Supergirl"