Girls' name · since 1970
Rekha
Rekha has 212 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
212 girls have been named Rekha since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rekha recorded 212 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 2013.
- #19,223 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 212 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rekha ranks #19,223 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 212 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rekha's 212 recorded births place it above 73.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rekha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rekha's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rekha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2013
- Peak year (1979)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Rekha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (85 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Rekha's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Rekha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s
1980s
85 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 85 births (40% of all-time use).
Rekha by state
Where Rekha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 212 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rekha's data
- Rekha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (85 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.
- California records the most Rekhas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rekha: 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 (~43 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, 1970–2013 (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 Rekha 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.