Recorded 1973–2003 Girls' name Peak 1980 286 births

Rashana — girls' name

286 babies named Rashana in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s701980s921990s962000s28
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Rashana was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

14 babies were named Rashana in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rashana

The Social Security Administration has registered 286 babies named Rashana between 1973 and 2003, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rashana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rashana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rashana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rashana 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 286 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.

Rashana at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

286

Since 1973

31 years of records

Peak year

1980

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1973

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2003

Rashana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1973

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1980)
14
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
46810121416 200319991995199119871983197919751973 6

Rashana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
96 births that decade — 34% of Rashana's all-time total
1970s701980s921990s962000s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rashana?
286 babies have been named Rashana since 1973. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1980 with 14 births.
When was Rashana most popular?
Rashana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Rashana been used?
Rashana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 31 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Rashana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rashida, Rasheeda, Rashonda, Rashelle, 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, 1973–2003 (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.