Recorded 1975–1986 Girls' name Peak 1978 41 births

Rokisha — girls' name

41 babies named Rokisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s18
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Rokisha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

10 babies were named Rokisha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rokisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Rokisha between 1975 and 1986, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rokisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rokisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rokisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rokisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rokisha 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 41 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.

Rokisha at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

41

Since 1975

12 years of records

Peak year

1978

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1975

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1986

Rokisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1975

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1978)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 198619841980197919781975 8

Rokisha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
23 births that decade — 56% of Rokisha's all-time total
1970s231980s18

Rokisha by state

Where Rokisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rokisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 12.2%
Texas share of Rokisha's total US births 12.2%

5 of 41 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rokisha?
41 babies have been named Rokisha since 1975. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1978 with 10 births.
When was Rokisha most popular?
Rokisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Rokisha most popular?
The top states for the name Rokisha are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Rokisha been used?
Rokisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 12 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Rokisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rokhaya, Rokia, Roksana, Rokaya, 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, 1975–1986 (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.