Recorded 1973–2000 Girls' name Peak 1988 376 births

Rashawnda — girls' name

376 babies named Rashawnda in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s851980s1631990s1222000s6
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Rashawnda was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

24 babies were named Rashawnda in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rashawnda

The Social Security Administration has registered 376 babies named Rashawnda between 1973 and 2000, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rashawnda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rashawnda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rashawnda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rashawnda 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 376 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.

Rashawnda at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

376

Since 1973

28 years of records

Peak year

1988

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1973

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2000

Rashawnda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1973

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1988)
24
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20001995199119871983197919751973 5

Rashawnda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
163 births that decade — 43% of Rashawnda's all-time total
1970s851980s1631990s1222000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rashawnda?
376 babies have been named Rashawnda since 1973. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1988 with 24 births.
When was Rashawnda most popular?
Rashawnda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Rashawnda been used?
Rashawnda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 28 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Rashawnda?
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.

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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, 1973–2000 (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.