Rhemi
The Story of Rhemi
As a girl name
American parents first put Rhemi on the record books as a girl name in 2009, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 26 Rhemis were born — ranking #5,129 that year. About 53% of every Rhemi on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rhemi ranks #7,876 for girls with 13 births, falling sharply (-25%). All told, over 235 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rhemi as a boy name dates back to 2013, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Rhemi — #10,599 in the national rankings. About 69% of every Rhemi on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Rhemi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 16 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rhemi
Rhemi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 235 births in the dataset. Rhemi's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #5,129. Use the chart and map above to compare Rhemi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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