Recorded 1975–1993 Girls' name Peak 1984 66 births

Rekisha — girls' name

66 babies named Rekisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s301990s5
1970s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Rekisha was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rekisha in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rekisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Rekisha between 1975 and 1993, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rekisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rekisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rekisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rekisha 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 66 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.

Rekisha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

66

Since 1975

19 years of records

Peak year

1984

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1975

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1993

Rekisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1975

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1984)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
45678910 1993198819861984198019791978197719761975 8

Rekisha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
31 births that decade — 47% of Rekisha's all-time total
1970s311980s301990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rekisha?
66 babies have been named Rekisha since 1975. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1984 with 9 births.
When was Rekisha most popular?
Rekisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Rekisha been used?
Rekisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 19 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Rekisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reka, Rekha, Rekita, Rekia, 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, 1975–1993 (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.