Recorded 1973–2000 Girls' name Peak 1985 358 births

Rasheena — girls' name

358 babies named Rasheena in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s551980s2071990s912000s5
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Rasheena was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

26 babies were named Rasheena in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rasheena

The Social Security Administration has registered 358 babies named Rasheena between 1973 and 2000, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rasheena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rasheena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 207 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rasheena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Rasheena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rasheena 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 358 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.

Rasheena at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

358

Since 1973

28 years of records

Peak year

1985

26 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

Rasheena popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1985)
26
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Rasheena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
207 births that decade — 58% of Rasheena's all-time total
1970s551980s2071990s912000s5

Rasheena by state

Where Rasheena concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rasheena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 3.1%
#2 Pennsylvania
10 2.8%
New York share of Rasheena's total US births 3.1%
Even split

11 of 358 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rasheena?
358 babies have been named Rasheena since 1973. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1985 with 26 births.
When was Rasheena most popular?
Rasheena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 207 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Rasheena most popular?
The top states for the name Rasheena are New York (11 births), Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Rasheena been used?
Rasheena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 28 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Rasheena?
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, 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.