Recorded 1980–2012 Girls' name Peak 1996 158 births

Rashay — girls' name

158 babies named Rashay in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s401990s942000s172010s7
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Rashay was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

19 babies were named Rashay in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rashay

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Rashay between 1980 and 2012, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rashay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rashay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rashay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rashay 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 158 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.

Rashay at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

158

Since 1980

33 years of records

Peak year

1996

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1980

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2012

Rashay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1980

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1996)
19
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Rashay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
94 births that decade — 59% of Rashay's all-time total
1980s401990s942000s172010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rashay?
158 babies have been named Rashay since 1980. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1996 with 19 births.
When was Rashay most popular?
Rashay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Rashay been used?
Rashay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 33 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Rashay?
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, 1980–2012 (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.