Girls' name · since 2005

Rahniya

56 babies named Rahniya in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#33,753 of 72,339
all-time among girls
56
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade

56 girls have been named Rahniya since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Rahniya recorded 56 times among girls since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2016.

  • #33,753 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 56 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahniya ranks #33,753 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#33,753 of 72,339
all-time among girls
56
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rahniya's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rahniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Rahniya splits its recorded history at 2010: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Rahniya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2013)
12
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
468101214 2005200820092010201220132016 6

Rahniya by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (34 births, 61% of the file).

2010s was Rahniya's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Rahniya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 34 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahniya?
Since 2005, Social Security records show 56 babies named Rahniya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #33,753 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record was 2013, with 12 births.
Where does Rahniya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahniya ranks #33,753 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rahniya most popular?
Rahniya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Rahniya been used?
Records for Rahniya go back to 2005, giving 12 years of history through 2016.
What names are similar to Rahniya?
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Rahniya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2016 (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 Rahniya 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.