Unisex name · since 1961
Rasha
Rasha has 696 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,251 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 696
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
696 babies have been named Rasha since 1961, making it today's #10251 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasha has been recorded 696 times among girls since 1961, currently ranked #10251 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #9,557 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,251 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 696 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasha ranks #9,557 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,251 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 696 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,251 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 696
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rasha's 696 recorded births place it above 86.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Rasha compares
696 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rasha's all-time total is 85% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rasha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 696 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rasha's full recorded timeline at 1997, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rasha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Rasha popularity over time - boys
37 total births recorded since 1977 (Rasha as boys' name)
Rasha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (184 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Rasha's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Rasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
95 births
- 1980s
1980s
167 births
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 184 births (26% of all-time use).
How Rasha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rasha's total volume
Rasha by state
Where Rasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
10 of 696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Rasha's data
- Rasha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (184 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rashas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Rasha 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.