Rhys

Where Rhys comes from

Borrowed from Welsh Rhys. Doublet of Price, Reece, Rees, Reese, and Rice.
— Wiktionary's entry for Rhys
  • Welsh
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1929
    First appearance
    #2,980 among boys, 8 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1967
    Rhys Ifans born
    Welsh actor
  3. 1999
    Rhys McClenaghan born
    Irish artistic gymnast
  4. 2024
    Peak, #352
    952 babies named Rhys — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Welsh.
Namesakes
  • Rhys Ifans · Welsh actor, born 1967
  • Rhys McClenaghan · Irish artistic gymnast, born 1999
  • Rhys ap Gruffudd · ruler of Deheubarth, 1132–1197
  • Rhys Wakefield · Australian actor, born 1988
  • Rhys Williams · English footballer, born 2001

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.