Recorded 1970–1986 Girls' name Peak 1971 121 births

Reeshemah — girls' name

121 babies named Reeshemah in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1101980s11
1970s
Peak decade

91% of everyone ever named Reeshemah was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

37 babies were named Reeshemah in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reeshemah

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Reeshemah between 1970 and 1986, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reeshemah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reeshemah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Reeshemah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reeshemah 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 121 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.

Reeshemah at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

121

Since 1970

17 years of records

Peak year

1971

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1970

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1986

Reeshemah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1970

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1971)
37
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
010203040 1986198519791978197719751973197219711970 10

Reeshemah by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
110 births that decade — 91% of Reeshemah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reeshemah?
121 babies have been named Reeshemah since 1970. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1971 with 37 births.
When was Reeshemah most popular?
Reeshemah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Reeshemah been used?
Reeshemah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 17 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Reeshemah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reese, Reece, Reem, Reena, 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, 1970–1986 (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.