Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Rhae is a variant of Rhea. An origin associated with Rhea is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rhae is a variant of Rhea. The history of Rhea gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Rhea is associated with the wife of Cronus and mother of gods and goddesses.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rhae through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 59
- 0 boys · 59 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 156 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Rhae
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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