Total births
26
Recorded 2002–2004 Girls' name Peak 2002 26 births
Rashanti — girls' name
26 babies named Rashanti in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Rashanti was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
21 babies were named Rashanti in 2002 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rashanti
The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Rashanti between 2002 and 2004, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rashanti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 21 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rashanti performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rashanti 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 26 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.
Rashanti at a glance
Last recorded 2004Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Rashanti popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2002
- Peak year (2002)
- 21
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Rashanti by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 26 births that decade — 100% of Rashanti's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rashanti? ▼
26 babies have been named Rashanti since 2002. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 2002 with 21 births.
When was Rashanti most popular? ▼
Rashanti was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Rashanti been used? ▼
Rashanti has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 3 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Rashanti? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Rashanti
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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, 2002–2004 (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.