Recorded 1980–1983 Girls' name Peak 1980 17 births

Rekesha — girls' name

17 babies named Rekesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s17
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Rekesha was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rekesha in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rekesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Rekesha between 1980 and 1983, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rekesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rekesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rekesha 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 17 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.

Rekesha at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

17

Since 1980

4 years of records

Peak year

1980

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1980

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1983

Rekesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1980

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1980)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198319821980 7

Rekesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 100% of Rekesha's all-time total
1980s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rekesha?
17 babies have been named Rekesha since 1980. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
When was Rekesha most popular?
Rekesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Rekesha been used?
Rekesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 4 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Rekesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reka, Rekha, Rekita, Rekisha, 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, 1980–1983 (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.