Recorded 1988–1998 Girls' name Peak 1988 78 births

Raesha — girls' name

78 babies named Raesha 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.

1980s211990s57
1990s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Raesha was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

14 babies were named Raesha in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Raesha between 1988 and 1998, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Raesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raesha 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 78 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.

Raesha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

78

Since 1988

11 years of records

Peak year

1988

14 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

Raesha popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1988)
14
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
46810121416 199819971996199519921991199019891988 14

Raesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
57 births that decade — 73% of Raesha's all-time total
1980s211990s57

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raesha?
78 babies have been named Raesha since 1988. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1988 with 14 births.
When was Raesha most popular?
Raesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Raesha been used?
Raesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 11 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Raesha?
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.