Rhapsody comes from the French / MusicalTerm tradition, meaning Musical piece with strong emotions..
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How popular is Rhapsody?
1979peak year
Today, Rhapsody is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #15559), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1979, 8 babies were given the name (ranked #7852 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Rhapsody's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 117 babies have been registered as Rhapsody since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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