Rassie
Rassie is a nickname for:Rassie Erasmus, South African rugby union coach and former player Rassie Pieterse, South African field hockey goalkeeper Rassie van der Dussen, South African cricketer Rassie Jansen van Vuuren, South African rugby union player
Meaning & Origin of Rassie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rassie is a nickname for:Rassie Erasmus, South African rugby union coach and former player Rassie Pieterse, South African field hockey goalkeeper Rassie van der Dussen, South African cricketer Rassie Jansen van Vuuren, South African rugby union player
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The Story of Rassie
As a girl name
Rassie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 5 births, good for #4,417 nationwide. Rassie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1916, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rassie as a boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 1913 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Rassie — #2,821 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Rassie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Rassie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1942, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 20 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rassie
Rassie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 20 births in the dataset. Rassie's peak popularity came in 1913 when it ranked #2,821. Use the chart and map above to compare Rassie'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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