Recorded 1976–2019 Girls' name Peak 2016 29 births

Rahni — girls' name

29 babies named Rahni in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s52000s52010s13
2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Rahni was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rahni in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahni

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Rahni between 1976 and 2019, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rahni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahni performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rahni shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahni 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 29 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.

Rahni at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

29

Since 1976

44 years of records

Peak year

2016

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1976

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2019

Rahni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1976

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20192016200319871976 6

Rahni by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
13 births that decade — 45% of Rahni's all-time total
1970s61980s52000s52010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahni?
29 babies have been named Rahni since 1976. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2016 with 7 births.
When was Rahni most popular?
Rahni was most popular in the 2010s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Rahni been used?
Rahni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 44 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Rahni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rahma, Rahaf, Rahel, Raha, 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, 1976–2019 (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.