Girls' name · since 1974
Rashanna
Rashanna has 183 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
183 girls have been named Rashanna since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rashanna recorded 183 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2006.
- #20,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 183 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashanna ranks #20,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rashanna's 183 recorded births place it above 71.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rashanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rashanna's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rashanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2006
- Peak year (1979)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Rashanna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (95 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Rashanna's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Rashanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 95 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Rashanna's decade-level peak was the 1980s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- 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 Rashanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~32 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, 1974–2006 (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 Rashanna 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.