Total births
349
Girls' name · since 1975
Rashawna
Rashawna has 349 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 349
- total births
- 1975–2010
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
349 girls have been named Rashawna since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rashawna has 349 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2010.
- 349 total births
- 1975–2010 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
349 girls have been named Rashawna since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.
- 349
- total births
- 1975–2010
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Rashawna was born in this single decade.
1996
Single peak year
26 babies were named Rashawna in 1996 - its busiest year on record.
Rashawna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rashawna's full recorded timeline at 1992, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rashawna at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
1996
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1975
Rashawna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2010
- Peak year (1996)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Rashawna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Rashawna's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Rashawna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 112 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rashawna? ▼
Since 1975, Social Security records show 349 babies named Rashawna. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record was 1996, with 26 births.
When was Rashawna most popular? ▼
Rashawna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Rashawna been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rashawna since 1975 -- 36 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Rashawna? ▼
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.
What to do with Rashawna's data
- Rashawna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rashawna
Nearby Names Like Rashawna
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rashawna
Rashida Girl
#15663 2,999 births
Rasheeda Girl
1,713 births
Rashonda Girl
1,499 births
Rashelle Girl
1,368 births
Rashell Girl
#5184 1,319 births
Compare Rashawna side by side: Rashawna vs Rashida Rashawna vs Rasheeda Rashawna vs Rashonda
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1975–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rashawna: Baby Name Since 1975 - 349 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rashawna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rashawna 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 July 2026.