Recorded 1971–2001 Girls' name Peak 1982 695 births

Rashanda — girls' name

695 babies named Rashanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2131980s3241990s1512000s7
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Rashanda was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

44 babies were named Rashanda in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rashanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 695 babies named Rashanda between 1971 and 2001, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rashanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rashanda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 324 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rashanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Rashanda in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rashanda 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 695 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.

Rashanda at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

695

Since 1971

31 years of records

Peak year

1982

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1971

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2001

Rashanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1971

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1982)
44
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
01020304050 20011995199119871983197919751971 8

Rashanda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
324 births that decade — 47% of Rashanda's all-time total
1970s2131980s3241990s1512000s7

Rashanda by state

Where Rashanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Rashanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
11 1.6%
#2 California
7 1.0%
#3 Florida
5 0.7%
#4 Illinois
5 0.7%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.7%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 0.7%
#7 Virginia
5 0.7%
North Carolina share of Rashanda's total US births 1.6%
Even split

11 of 695 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rashanda?
695 babies have been named Rashanda since 1971. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1982 with 44 births.
When was Rashanda most popular?
Rashanda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 324 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Rashanda most popular?
The top states for the name Rashanda are North Carolina (11 births), California (7 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Rashanda been used?
Rashanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 31 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Rashanda?
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.

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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, 1971–2001 (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.