Lachina
Irina Olegovna Lachina is a Moldovan-Russian actress, the daughter of Svetlana Toma.
Meaning & Origin of Lachina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Irina Olegovna Lachina is a Moldovan-Russian actress, the daughter of Svetlana Toma.
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The Story of Lachina
Lachina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 9 Lachinas were born — ranking #6,340 that year. As of 2026, Lachina ranks #11,386 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 105 Lachinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lachina
Lachina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 105 births in the dataset. Lachina's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #6,340. Use the chart and map above to compare Lachina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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