Recorded 1975–1994 Girls' name Peak 1981 123 births

Rakesha — girls' name

123 babies named Rakesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s731990s23
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Rakesha was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

10 babies were named Rakesha in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rakesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Rakesha between 1975 and 1994, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rakesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rakesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rakesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rakesha 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 123 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.

Rakesha at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

123

Since 1975

20 years of records

Peak year

1981

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1975

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1994

Rakesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1975

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1981)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 199419911988198619841982197919761975 5

Rakesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
73 births that decade — 59% of Rakesha's all-time total
1970s271980s731990s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rakesha?
123 babies have been named Rakesha since 1975. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1981 with 10 births.
When was Rakesha most popular?
Rakesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Rakesha been used?
Rakesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 20 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Rakesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rakia, Rakiyah, Rakiya, Rakel, 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, 1975–1994 (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.