Recorded 1946–1984 Girls' name Peak 1946 17 births

Rhana — girls' name

17 babies named Rhana in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121980s5

The verdict

17 girls have been named Rhana since 1946, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1984.

17
total births
1946–1984
years on record
1940s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Rhana was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rhana in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhana

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Rhana between 1946 and 1984, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhana performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rhana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhana 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 17 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.

Rhana at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

17

Since 1946

39 years of records

Peak year

1946

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1946

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1984

Rhana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1946

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1946)
6
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.5 198419471946 6

Rhana by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 71% of Rhana's all-time total
1940s121980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhana?
17 babies have been named Rhana since 1946. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1946 with 6 births.
When was Rhana most popular?
Rhana was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Rhana been used?
Rhana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 39 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Rhana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhaenyra, Rhaya, Rhanda, Rhandi, 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, 1946–1984 (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.