Unisex name · since 1975
Rakhi
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Rakhi, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rakhi sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 54 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Rakhi recorded 54 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2015.
- #34,168 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rakhi ranks #34,168 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #34,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rakhi's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rakhi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rakhi splits its recorded history at 1980: 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 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rakhi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2015
- Peak year (1979)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Rakhi popularity over time - boys
27 total births recorded since 2015 (Rakhi as boys' name)
Rakhi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (27 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Rakhi's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Rakhi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 27 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Rakhi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rakhi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1975–2015 (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 Rakhi 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.