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Girl name

Rekha

100% girls · last recorded 2013

Rekha has been given to about 212 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 205
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rekha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time212

How popular is Rekha?

Its best year was 1979, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 4373rd. The typical living American called Rekha is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Rekha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Retha0.85
  2. Letha0.70
  3. Aretha0.70
  4. Kesha0.70
  5. Neha0.70
  6. Rena0.64
  7. Reba0.64
  8. Iesha0.65

Middle names for Rekha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rekha Josephine0.84
  2. Rekha Louise0.83
  3. Rekha June0.82
  4. Rekha Pearl0.82
  5. Rekha Quinn0.82
  6. Rekha Nell0.82

Sibling names for Rekha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.61
  2. Jeremybrother · 0.60
  3. Jaimeeither · 0.59
  4. Larasister · 0.59
  5. Jamieeither · 0.59
  6. Kareembrother · 0.58

Where Rekha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Rekha White0.78
    2. Rekha Nguyen0.78
    3. Rekha Moore0.78
    4. Rekha Lee0.78
    5. Rekha Hill0.78
    6. Rekha Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Rekha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.