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Rhema

Girl

Meaning of Rhema: Greek: 'spoken word'

Rhema is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1716th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1716

115 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,290

First recorded 1981 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 19 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 20 babies2003: 26 babies2004: 20 babies2005: 20 babies2006: 28 babies2007: 24 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 33 babies20102011: 32 babies2012: 39 babies2013: 50 babies2014: 46 babies2015: 42 babies2016: 43 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 37 babies2019: 49 babies2020: 54 babies20202021: 71 babies2022: 69 babies2023: 80 babies2024: 99 babies2025: 115 babies
US babies named Rhema per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 115.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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