Girls' name · since 1968
Rashonda
Rashonda has 1,499 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,499
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rashonda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,499 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashonda has been recorded 1,499 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2006.
- #5,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,499 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashonda ranks #5,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,499 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,499
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rashonda's 1,499 recorded births place it above 92.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Rashonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rashonda splits its recorded history at 1987: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 87 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rashonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2006
- Peak year (1988)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Rashonda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (639 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Rashonda's strongest decade.
639 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Rashonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
400 births
- 1980s
1980s
639 births
- 1990s
1990s
379 births
- 2000s 66
2000s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 639 births (43% of all-time use).
How Rashonda 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 Rashonda's total volume
Rashonda by state
Where Rashonda concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 80 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 73 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 60 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 43 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 41 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 41 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 39 | 2.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 35 | 2.3% |
80 of 1,499 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Rashonda appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rashonda's data
- Rashonda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (639 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Rashondas (80 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rashonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1968–2006 (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 Rashonda 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.