Rakhi
The Story of Rakhi
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Rakhi as a girl name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1979 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Rakhi — #5,749 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Rakhi on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Rakhi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 54 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rakhi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2015, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 6 births, good for #10,812 nationwide. About 52% of every Rakhi on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Rakhi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rakhi
Rakhi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 54 births in the dataset. Rakhi's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #5,749. Use the chart and map above to compare Rakhi'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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