Recorded 1984–1998 Unisex name Peak 1986 51 births

Rathana — boys' name

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.

1980s331990s18
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Rathana was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rathana in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rathana

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Rathana between 1984 and 1998, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rathana currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Rathana is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13 additional births since 1988.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rathana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rathana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rathana 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 51 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.

Rathana at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

51

Since 1984

15 years of records

Peak year

1986

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1984

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1998

Rathana popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1984

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1986)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
45678910 19981991199019891988198719861984 5

Rathana popularity over time — girls

13 total births recorded since 1988 (Rathana as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
456789 19891988 8

Rathana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 65% of Rathana's all-time total
1980s331990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rathana?
51 babies have been named Rathana since 1984. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1986 with 9 births.
When was Rathana most popular?
Rathana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Is Rathana a unisex name?
Yes, Rathana is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 51 births, and as a girl's name it has 13 births.
How long has the name Rathana been used?
Rathana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 15 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Rathana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ratha, 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, 1984–1998 (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.