Recorded 1970–2013 Girls' name Peak 1979 212 births

Rekha — girls' name

212 babies named Rekha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s741980s851990s172000s302010s6
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Rekha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

17 babies were named Rekha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rekha

The Social Security Administration has registered 212 babies named Rekha between 1970 and 2013, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rekha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rekha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rekha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. 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 Rekha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rekha 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 212 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.

Rekha at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

212

Since 1970

44 years of records

Peak year

1979

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1970

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2013

Rekha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1970

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1979)
17
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 20132000198819841980197619721970 9

Rekha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
85 births that decade — 40% of Rekha's all-time total
1970s741980s851990s172000s302010s6

Rekha by state

Where Rekha concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rekha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.4%
California share of Rekha's total US births 2.4%

5 of 212 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rekha?
212 babies have been named Rekha since 1970. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1979 with 17 births.
When was Rekha most popular?
Rekha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Rekha most popular?
The top states for the name Rekha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Rekha been used?
Rekha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 44 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Rekha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reka, Rekita, Rekisha, Rekia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1970–2013 (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.