Girls' name · since 1998

Rasika

Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Rasika, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#40,309 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade

Rasika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 32 recorded since 1998.

Rasika has 32 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2019.

  • #40,309 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 32 born since 1998
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasika ranks #40,309 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.

#40,309 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rasika's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rasika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Rasika splits its recorded history at 2015: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Rasika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
45678910 19982008201520162019 5

Rasika by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (19 births, 59% of the file).

2010s was Rasika's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Rasika births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rasika?
Since 1998, Social Security records show 32 babies named Rasika. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #40,309 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 9 births.
Where does Rasika sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasika ranks #40,309 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rasika most popular?
Rasika was most popular in the 2010s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Rasika been used?
Rasika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 22 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Rasika?
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Rasika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2019 (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 Rasika 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.