Recorded 1984–1994 Girls' name Peak 1992 34 births

Rahwa — girls' name

34 babies named Rahwa in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s29
1990s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Rahwa was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

11 babies were named Rahwa in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahwa

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Rahwa between 1984 and 1994, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rahwa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahwa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rahwa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rahwa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahwa 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 34 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.

Rahwa at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

34

Since 1984

11 years of records

Peak year

1992

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1984

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1994

Rahwa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1984

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1992)
11
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 19941993199219911984 5

Rahwa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
29 births that decade — 85% of Rahwa's all-time total
1980s51990s29

Rahwa by state

Where Rahwa concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rahwa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 14.7%
California share of Rahwa's total US births 14.7%

5 of 34 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahwa?
34 babies have been named Rahwa since 1984. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1992 with 11 births.
When was Rahwa most popular?
Rahwa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Rahwa most popular?
The top states for the name Rahwa are California (5 births).
How long has the name Rahwa been used?
Rahwa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 11 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Rahwa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rahma, Rahaf, Rahel, Raha, 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, 1984–1994 (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.