Recorded 1980–1993 Girls' name Peak 1982 43 births

Rashonna — girls' name

43 babies named Rashonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Rashonna was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rashonna in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rashonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Rashonna between 1980 and 1993, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rashonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rashonna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rashonna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rashonna 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 43 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.

Rashonna at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

43

Since 1980

14 years of records

Peak year

1982

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1980

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1993

Rashonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1980

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1982)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Rashonna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
32 births that decade — 74% of Rashonna's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rashonna?
43 babies have been named Rashonna since 1980. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1982 with 8 births.
When was Rashonna most popular?
Rashonna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Rashonna been used?
Rashonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 14 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Rashonna?
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, 1980–1993 (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.