How Many People Are Named Reshma?
An estimated 424 people in the United States have the first name Reshma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Reshma peaked in popularity in 2000 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reshma 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 Reshma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
424
About 1 in 808,383 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2000
21 births
Total Registered
446
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reshma
Reshma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 446 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Reshma as a female name
Ranked #17,900 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 2000 (21 births)
Reshma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reshma span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 143 babies were registered. Reshma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Reshma by Decade
How has Reshma 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.
Reshma by State
Birth registrations for Reshma span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, California. The lowest are in California, Illinois, New York. On average, about 22 Reshmas were registered per state.
Reshma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Reshma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Reshma
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Reshma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reshma?
We estimate approximately 424 people named Reshma 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 808,383 Americans share this first name.
Is Reshma a common name?
Reshma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 446 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reshma most popular?
Reshma reached peak popularity in 2000, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reshma is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reshma a female name?
Reshma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reshma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reshma Smith, Reshma Johnson, Reshma 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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