Girls' name · since 1958
Rashell
Rashell has 1,319 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,567 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,319
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rashell is the #4567 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,319 recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Rashell recorded 1,319 times among girls since 1958, holding rank #4567 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, 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 1958 to 2025.
- #6,224 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,567 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,319 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashell ranks #6,224 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,567 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,319 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,567 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,319
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rashell's 1,319 recorded births place it above 91.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rashell compares
1,319 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rashell's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rashell | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,319 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rashell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rashell's full recorded timeline at 1993, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rashell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Rashell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (306 births, 23% of the file).
1980s was Rashell's strongest decade.
306 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Rashell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 82
1960s
82 births
- 1970s
1970s
235 births
- 1980s
1980s
306 births
- 1990s
1990s
261 births
- 2000s
2000s
217 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 87
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 306 births (23% of all-time use).
How Rashell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rashell's total volume
Rashell by state
Where Rashell concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 125 | 9.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 29 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Oregon | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
125 of 1,319 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Rashell's data
- Rashell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (306 total births); usage has since declined to 87 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rashells (125 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Rashell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Rashell 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.