Girls' name · since 1973
Rehana
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 325 babies named Rehana, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 325
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rehana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 325 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rehana has been recorded 325 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2022.
- #15,258 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 325 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rehana ranks #15,258 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 325 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 325
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rehana's 325 recorded births place it above 78.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rehana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rehana's full recorded timeline at 1999, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rehana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2022
- Peak year (2006)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Rehana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (85 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Rehana's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Rehana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 85 births (26% of all-time use).
Rehana by state
Where Rehana concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 325 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rehana's data
- Rehana's decade-level peak was the 2010s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rehanas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rehana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1973–2022 (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 Rehana 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.