Rhandi
A feminine variant of an Indian name meaning "the queen" or "daughter of a king".
Name Census estimates that about 129 living Americans carry the first name Rhandi. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Rhandi today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rhandi births was 1986 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rhandi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
129
~ 1 in 2,657,010 Americans
Peak year
1986
13 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2012 SSA rank
#14,671
Tracked since 1981
Popularity
Rhandi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rhandi from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 67 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rhandi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Rhandi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Rhandi
The name Rhandi is believed to have originated from the Sanskrit language, an ancient Indo-Aryan language that dates back to the 2nd millennium BCE. It is thought to be derived from the Sanskrit word "rhandhra," which means "cave" or "hollow." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals who lived in or around caves or mountainous regions.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rhandi can be traced back to the Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic that is believed to have been composed between the 8th and 6th centuries BCE. In this epic, Rhandi is mentioned as a minor character, a warrior who fought alongside the Pandavas in the great Kurukshetra war.
During the Gupta Empire, which ruled over much of the Indian subcontinent from the 4th to the 6th century CE, the name Rhandi gained popularity. It was commonly used among the warrior class and was associated with strength, bravery, and resilience.
In the 9th century CE, a famous Buddhist monk and scholar named Rhandi Acharya lived in the Nalanda University in present-day Bihar, India. He is known for his contributions to the study of Buddhist philosophy and his translations of several Sanskrit texts into Tibetan.
Another notable figure in history with the name Rhandi was Rhandi Devi, a 13th-century Hindu mystic and poet from the Rajasthan region of India. Her devotional poetry, known as "Rhandi Vani," is still widely recited and celebrated in parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
In the 16th century, Rhandi Singh was a prominent warrior and ruler of the Sisodia Rajput clan in Mewar, present-day Rajasthan. He is remembered for his valor and successful defense of the Chittorgarh Fort against the Mughal forces led by Akbar.
While the name Rhandi has its roots in Sanskrit and the Indian subcontinent, it has also been adopted and used in other parts of the world, particularly in regions with historical connections to India or the spread of Indian culture and religion.
People
Rhandi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Rhandi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Rhandi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rhandi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 129 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rhandi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,657,010 US residents.
Is Rhandi a common name?
We classify Rhandi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 135 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rhandi most popular?
The single biggest year for Rhandi was 1986, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rhandi is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Rhandi a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Rhandi in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.