Recorded 1972–1996 Girls' name Peak 1990 253 births

Rashaunda — girls' name

253 babies named Rashaunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s1421990s65
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Rashaunda was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

20 babies were named Rashaunda in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rashaunda

The Social Security Administration has registered 253 babies named Rashaunda between 1972 and 1996, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rashaunda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rashaunda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rashaunda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rashaunda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rashaunda 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 253 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.

Rashaunda at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

253

Since 1972

25 years of records

Peak year

1990

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1972

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1996

Rashaunda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1972

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1990)
20
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0510152025 19961993199019871984198119781972 5

Rashaunda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
142 births that decade — 56% of Rashaunda's all-time total
1970s461980s1421990s65

Rashaunda by state

Where Rashaunda concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rashaunda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
6 2.4%
Illinois share of Rashaunda's total US births 2.4%

6 of 253 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rashaunda?
253 babies have been named Rashaunda since 1972. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1990 with 20 births.
When was Rashaunda most popular?
Rashaunda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Rashaunda most popular?
The top states for the name Rashaunda are Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Rashaunda been used?
Rashaunda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 25 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Rashaunda?
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, 1972–1996 (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.