Rhaenyra
Girl name · #1854 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 108 baby girls were named Rhaenyra, placing it at #1854 in the official national rankings. It has appeared in the national data since 2022. Roughly one in every 16,667 girls born in 2025 was named Rhaenyra.
The 3-year story
Rhaenyra first appears in the Social Security records in 2022, when 31 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 127 babies and a rank of #1636. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Rhaenyra per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Rhaenyra in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Rhaenyra is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Rhaenyra will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Rhaenyra is most common
State-level data for Rhaenyra is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Rhaenyra
Statistically, parents drawn to Rhaenyra tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Amayra, Rumani, Zhamira, Aithana, and Rynleigh.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Rhaenyra | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 | #1844 |
| 2024 | 104 | #1913 |
| 2023 | 127 | #1636 |
| 2022 | 31 | #4472 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Rhaenyra a popular girl name?
Rhaenyra ranked #1854 among girls in 2025 with 108 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Rhaenyra most popular?
Rhaenyra peaked in 2023, when 127 American girls received the name (ranked #1636 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Rhaenyra?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 16,667 newborn American girls was named Rhaenyra. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.