The first name Rachana
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “work”, “creation”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Rachana means “work”, “creation” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit रचना (racanā, “work, creation”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Rachana last appeared in the official list in 2007, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rachana with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Rachana at birth, 1880–2025
In 2018, 7 girls born in the United States were named Rachana, the 13,488th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2002, when 16 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Rachana in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Rachana
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Rachna KhatauAmerican television actress, born 1981
More Sanskrit girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Rachana mean?
- Rachana means “work”, “creation” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Rachana?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit रचना (racanā, “work, creation”).
- How popular is the name Rachana?
- In 2007, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Rachana, ranking 5,201st.
- Is Rachana a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 272 US babies named Rachana since 1880 were girls.
- When was Rachana most popular?
- 2002 in the United States, when 16 babies were named Rachana, its highest rank at 6,968th.
- What are other spellings of Rachana?
- Rachna.