Recorded 1969–1996 Girls' name Peak 1982 299 births

Reshonda — girls' name

299 babies named Reshonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s1311980s1331990s29
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Reshonda was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

25 babies were named Reshonda in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reshonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 299 babies named Reshonda between 1969 and 1996, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reshonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reshonda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Reshonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Reshonda in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reshonda 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 299 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.

Reshonda at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

299

Since 1969

28 years of records

Peak year

1982

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1969

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1996

Reshonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1969

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1982)
25
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
051015202530 1996198919851981197719731969 6

Reshonda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
133 births that decade — 44% of Reshonda's all-time total
1960s61970s1311980s1331990s29

Reshonda by state

Where Reshonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Reshonda
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%
Louisiana share of Reshonda's total US births 3.3%
Even split

10 of 299 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reshonda?
299 babies have been named Reshonda since 1969. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1982 with 25 births.
When was Reshonda most popular?
Reshonda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Reshonda most popular?
The top states for the name Reshonda are Louisiana (10 births), Texas (6 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Reshonda been used?
Reshonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 28 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Reshonda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ressie, Resa, Reshma, Resha, 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, 1969–1996 (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.