Rhea
Usage of Rhea in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Rhea against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Rhea is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Rhea is Greek and is linked to the earth and flowing water, glossed as “earth,” “flowing stream,” or “protectress.” In Greek myth Rhea was the mother of the gods, including Zeus, and in Roman legend Rhea Silvia bore Romulus and Remus. Rhea was popular until the 1960s but is rarely used now; it is also a Hindu name meaning “singer.”
Rhea in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 452 girls were named Rhea, making it the #639 girls' name in the US. Since 1882, 19,737 girls have been named Rhea, with the most (577) in 2023. It is most common, relative to births, in Oregon, Nevada and Massachusetts.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Rhea
There are 6 towns and villages with Rhea in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 5🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Rhea | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Rhea | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Rhea | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Rhea | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Rhea Mills | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Isle of Rhea | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Rhea
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Rhea in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 2🇺🇸 United States 2
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Rhéa | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Rhéa | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Rhea | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Rhea | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Rhea songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Rhea in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Rhea
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Rhea.
Rhea Durham
Rhea Harder
Rhea Perlman
Fictional characters named Rhea
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Rhea as a pet name
FurryName has found 81 dogs named Rhea in public pet registers, making it the #1,526 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (3), Worcester (3), Victoria (2). Rhea as a dog name →
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