Recorded 1974–2006 Girls' name Peak 1979 183 births

Rashanna — girls' name

183 babies named Rashanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s951990s472000s11
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Rashanna was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

14 babies were named Rashanna in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rashanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Rashanna between 1974 and 2006, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rashanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rashanna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rashanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rashanna 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 183 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.

Rashanna at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

183

Since 1974

33 years of records

Peak year

1979

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1974

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2006

Rashanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1974

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1979)
14
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
46810121416 20061994199119881985198219791974 6

Rashanna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
95 births that decade — 52% of Rashanna's all-time total
1970s301980s951990s472000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rashanna?
183 babies have been named Rashanna since 1974. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1979 with 14 births.
When was Rashanna most popular?
Rashanna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Rashanna been used?
Rashanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 33 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Rashanna?
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, 1974–2006 (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.