Unisex name · since 1952
Rasa
97 babies named Rasa in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 97
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rasa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 97 have been recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Rasa recorded 97 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2015.
- #27,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 97 born since 1952
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasa ranks #27,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.
- #27,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 97
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rasa's 97 recorded births place it above 61.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rasa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rasa's full recorded timeline at 1960, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rasa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2015
- Peak year (1956)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Rasa popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2019 (Rasa as boys' name)
Rasa by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (49 births, 51% of the file).
1950s was Rasa's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Rasa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 49 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rasa's data
- Rasa's decade-level peak was the 1950s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rasa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rasa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.