Rekha
Rekha, is a Sanskrit word, meaning line. It is a common feminine given name in India and Nepal.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Assamese
Meaning & Origin of Rekha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rekha, is a Sanskrit word, meaning line. It is a common feminine given name in India and Nepal.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Assamese
- Kannada
- Malayalam
- Telugu
- Tamil
- Nepali
The Story of Rekha
Rekha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1979: 17 births, good for #4,229 nationwide. About 40% of every Rekha on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Rekha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 212 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Rekha
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Rekha , Indian Bollywood actress
- Rekha Mallick (born 1928), Indian Bollywood actress
- Rekha (Tamil actress) , Indian Tamil film actress
- Rekha Bhardwaj , Indian playback singer
- Rekha Godbole , former Indian cricketer
- Rekha Hande , former Indian model and Miss India
- Rekha Punekar , former Indian cricketer
- Rekha Sharma , Canadian actress
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Names that sound like Rekha
Phonetically similar names — useful when Rekha is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Rekha
Rekha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 212 births in the dataset. Rekha's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #4,229. Use the chart and map above to compare Rekha'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.