Unisex name · since 1984
Rathana
51 babies named Rathana in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,085 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rathana is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 51 have been recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rathana has been recorded 51 times among boys since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1998.
- #22,085 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 51 born since 1984
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rathana ranks #22,085 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,085 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rathana's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rathana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rathana's full recorded timeline at 1989, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rathana popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1998
- Peak year (1986)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Rathana popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 1988 (Rathana as girls' name)
Rathana by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (33 births, 65% of the file).
1980s was Rathana's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Rathana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 33 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Rathana's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1990s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rathana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1984–1998 (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 Rathana 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.