unisex name
Rhyan
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,996
Scotland
#577
2011 births
Rhyan is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 65% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 64 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2018, when 203 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 51,803 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Rhyan started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Rhyan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 85 |
| 1980s | 319 |
| 1990s | 552 |
| 2000s | 1,358 |
| 2010s | 1,601 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 689 |
How popular is Rhyan?
In 2025, Rhyan was given to 64 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Rhyan 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 Rhyan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rhyan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rhyan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rhyan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rhyan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rhyan
How popular is the name Rhyan?
In 2025, Rhyan was given to 64 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Rhyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Rhyan is used for both girls and boys. About 65% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Rhyan most popular?
Rhyan peaked in 2018, when 203 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Rhyan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rhyan currently ranks #3,258 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Rhyan originally a boys' or girls' name?
Rhyan was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.