Recorded 1976–2011 Girls' name Peak 1979 213 births

Rachna — girls' name

213 babies named Rachna in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s751990s542000s472010s7
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Rachna was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

12 babies were named Rachna in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rachna

The Social Security Administration has registered 213 babies named Rachna between 1976 and 2011, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rachna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rachna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rachna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rachna 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 213 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.

Rachna at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

213

Since 1976

36 years of records

Peak year

1979

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1976

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2011

Rachna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1976

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1979)
12
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 20112003199919921988198319791976 11

Rachna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
75 births that decade — 35% of Rachna's all-time total
1970s301980s751990s542000s472010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rachna?
213 babies have been named Rachna since 1976. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1979 with 12 births.
When was Rachna most popular?
Rachna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Rachna been used?
Rachna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 36 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Rachna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rachel, Rachael, Rachelle, Racheal, 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, 1976–2011 (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.