Given name
Rhana
“one's destiny”
Rhana is a variant of Rhan. One Welsh interpretation is “one's destiny.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rhana is a variant of Rhan. One Welsh interpretation is “one's destiny.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rhana is a variant of Rhan. An origin associated with Rhan is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rhana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 101 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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