Recorded 1970–1996 Girls' name Peak 1987 349 births

Rashunda — girls' name

349 babies named Rashunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1111980s1821990s56
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Rashunda was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

30 babies were named Rashunda in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rashunda

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Rashunda between 1970 and 1996, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rashunda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rashunda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rashunda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Rashunda in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rashunda 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 349 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.

Rashunda at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

349

Since 1970

27 years of records

Peak year

1987

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1970

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1996

Rashunda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1970

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1987)
30
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
010203040 1996199119871983197919751970 9

Rashunda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
182 births that decade — 52% of Rashunda's all-time total
1970s1111980s1821990s56

Rashunda by state

Where Rashunda concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Rashunda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
11 3.2%
#2 Louisiana
10 2.9%
#3 Alabama
5 1.4%
#4 Florida
5 1.4%
#5 Texas
5 1.4%
Georgia share of Rashunda's total US births 3.2%
Even split

11 of 349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rashunda?
349 babies have been named Rashunda since 1970. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1987 with 30 births.
When was Rashunda most popular?
Rashunda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Rashunda most popular?
The top states for the name Rashunda are Georgia (11 births), Louisiana (10 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Rashunda been used?
Rashunda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 27 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Rashunda?
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, 1970–1996 (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.