Girls' name · since 1977
Rachana
272 babies named Rachana in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,784 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 272
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
272 girls have been named Rachana since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rachana has been recorded 272 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2018.
- #16,784 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 272 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rachana ranks #16,784 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 272 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,784 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 272
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rachana's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rachana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rachana's full recorded timeline at 2000, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rachana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2018
- Peak year (2002)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Rachana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (99 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Rachana's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Rachana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 99 births (36% of all-time use).
Rachana by state
Where Rachana concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 2.6% |
7 of 272 births nationwide.
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- Rachana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2010s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rachanas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rachana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rachana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.