Girls' name · since 1970
Rashunda
Rashunda has 349 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 349
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rashunda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 349 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashunda has been recorded 349 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 1996.
- #14,667 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 349 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashunda ranks #14,667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 349 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 349
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rashunda's 349 recorded births place it above 79.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Rashunda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rashunda splits its recorded history at 1983: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rashunda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1996
- Peak year (1987)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Rashunda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (182 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Rashunda's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Rashunda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
182 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 182 births (52% of all-time use).
Rashunda by state
Where Rashunda concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| 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% |
11 of 349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Rashunda's data
- Rashunda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Rashundas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Rashunda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1970–1996 (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 Rashunda 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.