Girls' name · since 1977
Rashea
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 145 babies named Rashea, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,146 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
145 girls have been named Rashea since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rashea recorded 145 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2008.
- #23,146 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 145 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashea ranks #23,146 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 145 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,146 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rashea's 145 recorded births place it above 67.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rashea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rashea's full recorded timeline at 1989, 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 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rashea popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2008
- Peak year (1989)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Rashea popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1978 (Rashea as boys' name)
Rashea by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (70 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Rashea's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Rashea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 70 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rashea's data
- Rashea's decade-level peak was the 1980s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rashea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1977–2008 (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 Rashea 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.