Rathana
The Story of Rathana
As a girl name
American parents first put Rathana on the record books as a girl name in 1988, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 8 Rathanas were born — ranking #8,391 that year. Rathana last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 13 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Rathana on the record books as a boy name in 1984, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 9 Rathanas were born — ranking #4,457 that year. About 65% of every Rathana on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Rathana last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 51 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rathana
Rathana is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 51 births in the dataset. Rathana's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #4,457. Use the chart and map above to compare Rathana'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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