Recorded 1981–1991 Girls' name Peak 1991 17 births

Rhonisha — girls' name

17 babies named Rhonisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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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.

What the Data Says About Rhonisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Rhonisha between 1981 and 1991, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhonisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhonisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rhonisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhonisha 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 17 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.

Rhonisha at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

17

Since 1981

11 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1981

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1991

Rhonisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1981

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199119821981 5

Rhonisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 59% of Rhonisha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhonisha?
17 babies have been named Rhonisha since 1981. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
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?
Rhonisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 11 years of data through 1991.
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.

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, 1981–1991 (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.