Rheia

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning flowing stream; variant spelling of rhea.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies

Rheia by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Rheia.

Its American peak was 5 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rheia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Rheaflowing stream, mother of the gods109 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Reiaflowing stream; related to Rhea6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rhiaflowing stream; short form of Rhea9 in the US (2017)
  • Rhetareborn; a form of Renata
  • Rhema9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rheya12 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean water

Like Rheia, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Mayaillusion; mother; water1,259 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
  • Brookesmall stream1,616 in the US (2017)
  • Taliagod's dew; form of Thalia or Natalia260 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kendraclear water; from a place name734 in the US (2017)
  • Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)

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