Girls' name · since 1969
Reshonda
Reshonda has 299 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 299
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Reshonda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 299 have been recorded since 1969.
Reshonda has 299 recorded births among girls since 1969, 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 1969 to 1996.
- #15,941 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 299 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reshonda ranks #15,941 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 299 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 299
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Reshonda's 299 recorded births place it above 77.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Reshonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reshonda's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reshonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1996
- Peak year (1982)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Reshonda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (133 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Reshonda's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Reshonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
131 births
- 1980s
1980s
133 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 133 births (44% of all-time use).
Reshonda by state
Where Reshonda concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 10 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 5 | 1.7% |
10 of 299 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Reshonda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Reshondas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Reshonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1969–1996 (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 Reshonda 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.