Rhys Boy
How popular is Rhys?
#410 boy name in 2025
778 baby boys were named Rhys in the US in 2025, making it the 410th most popular boy name. Another 38 girls got the name (#3,831 for girls).
Rhys popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #410 for boys (▼ 58 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 778 boys, 38 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #512 in 2015, #418 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (952 boys) |
| Highest rank | #352 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1929 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rhys counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rhys family of names ranked #402 for boys in 2025 (#344 the year before), with 794 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rhys | 778 | 98% |
| Rhyse | 8 | 1% |
| Rhyze | 8 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rhys is most popular
Babies named Rhys per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Delaware: 2.1 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 1.4 per 1,000 (364 boys)
- Hawaii: 1.0 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- New Hampshire: 0.9 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Virginia: 0.9 per 1,000 (177 boys)
Rhys by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1940s | 27 | #2,533 |
| 1950s | 105 | #1,944 |
| 1960s | 111 | #2,069 |
| 1970s | 86 | #2,156 |
| 1980s | 314 | #1,568 |
| 1990s | 696 | #1,128 |
| 2000s | 2,215 | #578 |
| 2010s | 5,915 | #440 |
| 2020s | 4,857 | #352 |
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Questions
- Is Rhys a boy or girl name?
- Rhys is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Rhys were boys.
- How popular is the name Rhys?
- 778 baby boys were named Rhys in the US in 2025, making it the 410th most popular boy name. Another 38 girls got the name (#3,831 for girls).
- When was Rhys most popular?
- Rhys peaked in 2024, when 952 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #352 in 2024.
- How many people are named Rhys?
- 15,221 babies have been named Rhys in the US since 1880. We estimate about 15,012 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Rhys most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rhys was most common in Delaware, at 2.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.