Girls' name · since 1973
Rashawnda
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 376 babies named Rashawnda, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,044 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 376
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rashawnda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 376 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashawnda has been recorded 376 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2000.
- #14,044 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 376 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashawnda ranks #14,044 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 376 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,044 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 376
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rashawnda's 376 recorded births place it above 80.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rashawnda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rashawnda's full recorded timeline at 1986, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rashawnda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2000
- Peak year (1988)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Rashawnda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (163 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Rashawnda's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Rashawnda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s
1980s
163 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 163 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Rashawnda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rashawnda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1973–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Rashawnda 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 August 2026.