Rakhi comes from the Hindi / Indian tradition, meaning Bond of protection, sibling love.
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How popular is Rakhi?
1979peak year
Today, Rakhi is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #15987), with only about 7 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1979, 11 babies were given the name (ranked #6055 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. In all, around 75 babies have been registered as Rakhi since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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