Recorded 1980–2009 Girls' name Peak 1989 16 births

Reshawna — girls' name

16 babies named Reshawna in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Reshawna since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.

16
total births
1980–2009
years on record
1980s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Reshawna was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

6 babies were named Reshawna in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reshawna

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Reshawna between 1980 and 2009, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reshawna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reshawna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Reshawna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reshawna 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 16 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.

Reshawna at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

16

Since 1980

30 years of records

Peak year

1989

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1980

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2009

Reshawna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1980

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1989)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Reshawna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 69% of Reshawna's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reshawna?
16 babies have been named Reshawna since 1980. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1989 with 6 births.
When was Reshawna most popular?
Reshawna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Reshawna been used?
Reshawna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 30 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Reshawna?
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, 1980–2009 (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.