Recorded 1966–1998 Girls' name Peak 1979 257 births

Resha — girls' name

257 babies named Resha in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s951980s781990s67
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Resha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

18 babies were named Resha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Resha

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Resha between 1966 and 1998, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Resha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Resha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Resha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Resha 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 257 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.

Resha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

257

Since 1966

33 years of records

Peak year

1979

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1966

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1998

Resha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1966

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1979)
18
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 19981993198919841979197419701966 5

Resha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
95 births that decade — 37% of Resha's all-time total
1960s171970s951980s781990s67

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Resha?
257 babies have been named Resha since 1966. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1979 with 18 births.
When was Resha most popular?
Resha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Resha been used?
Resha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 33 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Resha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ressie, Resa, Reshma, Reshonda, 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, 1966–1998 (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.