Rhythm
The Story of Rhythm
As a girl name
Rhythm first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2003, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 59 Rhythms were born — ranking #2,850 that year. As of 2026, Rhythm ranks #2,887 for girls with 58 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 685 Rhythms have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rhythm first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2000, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 47 Rhythms were born — ranking #2,734 that year. As of 2026, Rhythm ranks #3,151 for boys with 39 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 611 Rhythms have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Rhythm
Phonetically similar names — useful when Rhythm is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Rythm
- Rhythym
- Rhythim
- Writhen
- Writhing
- Rhythms
- Rism
- Wreathen
- Radom
- Witham
- Whitham
- Zythum
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Rhythm
Rhythm is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 685 births in the dataset. Rhythm's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,848. Use the chart and map above to compare Rhythm'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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