Girls' name · since 1972
Reshma
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 446 babies named Reshma, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 446
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
446 girls have been named Reshma since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Reshma has 446 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2017.
- #12,684 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 446 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reshma ranks #12,684 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 446 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 446
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Reshma's 446 recorded births place it above 82.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Reshma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Reshma's full recorded timeline at 1990, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Reshma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2017
- Peak year (2000)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Reshma by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (143 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Reshma's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Reshma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
80 births
- 1980s
1980s
143 births
- 1990s
1990s
140 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 143 births (32% of all-time use).
Reshma by state
Where Reshma concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 46 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 11 | 2.5% |
| #3 | California | | 10 | 2.2% |
46 of 446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Reshma's data
- Reshma's decade-level peak was the 1980s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Reshmas (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Reshma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Reshma draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.