unisex name
Rhen
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 541
Rhen is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 35% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 110,522 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1985.
Rhen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 43 |
| 1990s | 27 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 186 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 256 |
How popular is Rhen?
In 2025, Rhen was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Rhen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rhen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rhen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rhen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rhen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rhen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rhen
How popular is the name Rhen?
In 2025, Rhen was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Rhen a girl's or a boy's name?
Rhen is used for both girls and boys. About 35% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Rhen most popular?
Rhen peaked in 2021, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rhen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rhen currently ranks #3,672 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.