How Many People Are Named Rakesha?
An estimated 116 people in the United States have the first name Rakesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Rakesha peaked in popularity in 1981 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rakesha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rakesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
116
About 1 in 2,954,779 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1981
10 births
Total Registered
123
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rakesha
Rakesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 123 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rakesha as a female name
Ranked #11,462 in 1994
7 female births in 1994
Peak: 1981 (10 births)
Rakesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rakesha span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 73 babies were registered. While Rakesha is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rakesha by Decade
How has Rakesha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rakesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rakesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rakesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rakesha?
We estimate approximately 116 people named Rakesha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,954,779 Americans share this first name.
Is Rakesha a common name?
Rakesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 123 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rakesha most popular?
Rakesha reached peak popularity in 1981, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rakesha is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rakesha a female name?
Rakesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rakesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rakesha Smith, Rakesha Johnson, Rakesha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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