Given name
Rhesa
“an affectionate woman”
Rhesa is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “an affectionate woman.”
Original GreekΡησα
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “an affectionate woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew root ro'sh (ראש).
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Rhesa appears in Luke 3:27.
From biblical name research
Rhesa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 134
- 0 boys · 134 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 10 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 6 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 266 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.
Rhesa’s family of names
Rhesa has a related form in Rhesah. Rhesa has a related form in Rhesia. Rhesa has a related form in Rhesiah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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