Rasha
Rasha or Racha is a female name of Arabic origin. Notable people with this name include:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Rasha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rasha or Racha is a female name of Arabic origin. Notable people with this name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Rasha
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Rasha as a girl name dates back to 1961, when 5 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 26 newborns named Rasha — #3,968 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Rasha on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Rasha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 686 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rasha as a boy name dates back to 1977, when 6 babies received it. 1977 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Rasha — #5,123 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Rasha on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Rasha last appeared in the published SSA data in 1996, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 37 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rasha
Rasha is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 686 births in the dataset. Rasha's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #3,968. Use the chart and map above to compare Rasha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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