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Rhythm

Unisex

Meaning of Rhythm: American: 'musical flow'

Rhythm is a unisex name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1790th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1790

109 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,212

First recorded 2000 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 5 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 29 babies2010: 30 babies20102011: 31 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 50 babies2014: 44 babies2015: 57 babies2016: 67 babies2017: 68 babies2018: 81 babies2019: 88 babies2020: 91 babies20202021: 90 babies2022: 90 babies2023: 106 babies2024: 92 babies2025: 109 babies
US babies named Rhythm per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 109.

Gender split

48% boys · 52% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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