Recorded 1983–1995 Girls' name Peak 1992 55 births

Rayshonda — girls' name

55 babies named Rayshonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s43
1990s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Rayshonda was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

11 babies were named Rayshonda in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayshonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Rayshonda between 1983 and 1995, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayshonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayshonda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rayshonda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayshonda 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 55 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.

Rayshonda at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

55

Since 1983

13 years of records

Peak year

1992

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1983

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1995

Rayshonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1983

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1992)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 1995199319921991199019881983 5

Rayshonda by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
43 births that decade — 78% of Rayshonda's all-time total
1980s121990s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayshonda?
55 babies have been named Rayshonda since 1983. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1992 with 11 births.
When was Rayshonda most popular?
Rayshonda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Rayshonda been used?
Rayshonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 13 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Rayshonda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rayna, Rayne, Raya, Ray, 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, 1983–1995 (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.