Girls' name · since 1954
Rhanda
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 146 babies named Rhanda, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,067 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
146 girls have been named Rhanda since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhanda has been recorded 146 times among girls since 1954, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1996.
- #23,067 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 146 born since 1954
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhanda ranks #23,067 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 1954, peaking in the 1960s.
- #23,067 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rhanda's 146 recorded births place it above 68.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rhanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rhanda's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rhanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1996
- Peak year (1976)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Rhanda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (43 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Rhanda's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Rhanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
19 births
- 1960s
1960s
43 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 43 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rhanda's data
- Rhanda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rhanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1954–1996 (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 Rhanda 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.