Recorded 1972–2018 Girls' name Peak 1989 408 births

Archana — girls' name

408 babies named Archana in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s491980s1001990s962000s1162010s47
2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Archana was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

17 babies were named Archana in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Archana

The Social Security Administration has registered 408 babies named Archana between 1972 and 2018, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Archana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Archana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Archana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Archana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 408 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Archana at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

408

Since 1972

47 years of records

Peak year

1989

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1972

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2018

Archana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1972

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1989)
17
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 201820102004199819921986198019741972 5

Archana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
116 births that decade — 28% of Archana's all-time total
1970s491980s1001990s962000s1162010s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Archana?
408 babies have been named Archana since 1972. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1989 with 17 births.
When was Archana most popular?
Archana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Archana been used?
Archana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 47 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Archana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arcelia, Archie, Arcadia, Archer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.