Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1981
Rhonisha
Rhonisha has 17 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 17
- total births
- 1981–1991
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Rhonisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1981.
Rhonisha has 17 recorded births among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 1991.
- 17 total births
- 1981–1991 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Rhonisha since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.
- 17
- total births
- 1981–1991
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Rhonisha was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
7 babies were named Rhonisha in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
Rhonisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rhonisha's full recorded timeline at 1982, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rhonisha at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
1991
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Rhonisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1991
- Peak year (1991)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Rhonisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Rhonisha's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Rhonisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rhonisha? ▼
Rhonisha has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 7 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
When was Rhonisha most popular? ▼
Rhonisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Rhonisha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rhonisha since 1981 -- 11 years through the most recent 1991 data.
What names are similar to Rhonisha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhonda, Rhoda, Rhona, Rhodes, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Rhonisha's data
- Rhonisha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1990s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rhonisha
Nearby Names Like Rhonisha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rhonisha
Rhonda Girl
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Rhoda Girl
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Rhona Girl
1,687 births
Rhodes Girl
#3691 219 births
Rhonna Girl
159 births
Compare Rhonisha side by side: Rhonisha vs Rhonda Rhonisha vs Rhoda Rhonisha vs Rhona
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rhonisha: Baby Name Since 1981 - 17 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rhonisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rhonisha 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 July 2026.