Recorded 1988–1998 Girls' name Peak 1988 20 births

Raenesha — girls' name

20 babies named Raenesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s15
1990s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Raenesha was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

5 babies were named Raenesha in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raenesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Raenesha between 1988 and 1998, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raenesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raenesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Raenesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raenesha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Raenesha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

20

Since 1988

11 years of records

Peak year

1988

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1988

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1998

Raenesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1988

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1988)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 1998199319901988 5

Raenesha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 75% of Raenesha's all-time total
1980s51990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raenesha?
20 babies have been named Raenesha since 1988. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1988 with 5 births.
When was Raenesha most popular?
Raenesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Raenesha been used?
Raenesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 11 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Raenesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raelynn, Raegan, Rae, Raelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.