Girls' name · since 1978

Rohini

337 babies named Rohini in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,978 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,232 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
337
born since 1978
2000s
peak decade

Rohini currently ranks #12232 among girls' names in America, with 337 babies recorded since 1978.

Rohini has 337 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12232 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.

  • #14,978 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,232 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 337 born since 1978
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rohini ranks #14,978 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,232 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 337 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.

#14,978 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,232 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
337
born since 1978
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%29.2%
Rohini vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Rohini's 337 recorded births place it above 79.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Rohini compares

337 47th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Rohini's all-time total is 10% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rohini Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 337 376 567,345
Peak-year births 17 21 19,840

Rohini's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Rohini's full recorded timeline at 1998, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Rohini popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
17
Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
05101520 197819841989199419992004200920212025 7

Rohini by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (99 births, 29% of the file).

2000s was Rohini's strongest decade.

99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Rohini births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 99 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Rohini by state

Where Rohini concentrates geographically, total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rohini
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.5%
California share of Rohini's total US births 1.5%

5 of 337 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rohini?
Since 1978, Social Security records show 337 babies named Rohini. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #14,978 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #12,232 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2001, with 17 births.
Where does Rohini sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rohini ranks #14,978 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,232 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rohini most popular?
Rohini was most popular in the 2000s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Rohini most popular?
The top states for the name Rohini are California (5 births).
How long has the name Rohini been used?
Rohini has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 48 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Rohini?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roha, Rohnda, Rohan, Rohana, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Rohini's data

  • Rohini's decade-level peak was the 2000s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Rohinis (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.

Keep exploring Rohini

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rohini: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1978–2025 (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 Rohini 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.