Recorded 1974–1997 Girls' name Peak 1986 113 births

Rasheema — girls' name

113 babies named Rasheema in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s261980s521990s35
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Rasheema was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

11 babies were named Rasheema in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rasheema

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Rasheema between 1974 and 1997, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rasheema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rasheema performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rasheema shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rasheema in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rasheema 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 113 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.

Rasheema at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

113

Since 1974

24 years of records

Peak year

1986

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1974

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1997

Rasheema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1974

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1986)
11
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 199719921990198819861981197919751974 6

Rasheema by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 46% of Rasheema's all-time total
1970s261980s521990s35

Rasheema by state

Where Rasheema concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rasheema
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
7 6.2%
New Jersey share of Rasheema's total US births 6.2%

7 of 113 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rasheema?
113 babies have been named Rasheema since 1974. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1986 with 11 births.
When was Rasheema most popular?
Rasheema was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Rasheema most popular?
The top states for the name Rasheema are New Jersey (7 births).
How long has the name Rasheema been used?
Rasheema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 24 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Rasheema?
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, 1974–1997 (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.