Recorded 1984–1992 Unisex name Peak 1991 50 births

Ratha — boys' name

50 babies named Ratha in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s311990s19
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Ratha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ratha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ratha

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Ratha between 1984 and 1992, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ratha currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Ratha is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13 additional births since 1987.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ratha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ratha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ratha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ratha 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 50 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.

Ratha at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

50

Since 1984

9 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1984

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1992

Ratha popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1984

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
45678910 19921991199019891988198619851984 5

Ratha popularity over time — girls

13 total births recorded since 1987 (Ratha as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
456789 19881987 5

Ratha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 62% of Ratha's all-time total
1980s311990s19

Ratha by state

Where Ratha concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ratha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 10.0%
California share of Ratha's total US births 10.0%

5 of 50 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ratha?
50 babies have been named Ratha since 1984. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Ratha most popular?
Ratha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ratha most popular?
The top states for the name Ratha are California (5 births).
Is Ratha a unisex name?
Yes, Ratha is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 50 births, and as a girl's name it has 13 births.
How long has the name Ratha been used?
Ratha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 9 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Ratha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rathana, Rathanak, Ratana, Rattana, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1984–1992 (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.