Lachina
Irina Olegovna Lachina is a Moldovan-Russian actress, the daughter of Svetlana Toma.
- African American
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Lachina
The earliest SSA record of Lachina as a baby girl name dates back to 1975, when 6 babies received it. 1977 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Lachina — #6,340 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Lachinas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1999 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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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