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Rashana

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Pronounced ruh-SHAH-nuh /rəˈʃɑː.nə/Medium

Meaning: Rashana is a modern American coinage that joins a Ra- opening to Shana. Shana itself can be read as a form of the Hebrew for 'beautiful' or connected to 'shanah,' 'year.' Rashana reads chiefly as an invented feminine of the later twentieth century.Low

In 30 seconds: Rashana joins Ra- to Shana (say it ruh-SHAH-nuh). A melodic late-century coinage.

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Origin LowEnglish, Hebrew

MeaningRashana is a modern American coinage that joins a Ra- opening to Shana. Shana itself can be read as a form of the Hebrew for 'beautiful' or connected to 'shanah,' 'year.' Rashana reads chiefly as an invented feminine of the later twentieth century.

U.S. rank (2003)#15316 ↗ Rising

2003 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1980

Total births (all-time)≈ 286

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Rashana is a coined name from the later twentieth century, joining a Ra- syllable with Shana, which can carry the Hebrew senses 'beautiful' or 'year.' Names built on this pattern were popular in African-American families. It stayed rare, cresting at only about fifteen girls a year around 1980 before fading.

A Rashana from its peak would be in her forties today. Its flowing three-beat sound sits beside Lashana, Deshana, and Shana itself - the Sha- names of its cohort - and it reads as of-its-era rather than reviving.

Did you know? The name Shana was a flexible building block, so families paired it with prefixes to make fuller names like Rashana, Lashana, and Deshana.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Rashana — Coinage on Shana

Variations

RashannaLashanaShana

Nicknames

ShaShanaRae

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If you like Rashana…

Lashana— a like prefixed Shana coinage

Deshana— another Sha- name of the cohort

Shana— the base name Rashana builds on

Rashanda— a close Ra- cousin in sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Rashana mean?

Rashana is built on Shana, which can carry the Hebrew senses 'beautiful' or 'year,' with a Ra- opening added.

How do you pronounce Rashana?

It is said ruh-SHAH-nuh, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Rashana a boy or a girl name?

Rashana is a girl's name.

Is Rashana a popular name?

No. Rashana has always been rare, reaching its modest best around nineteen-eighty before fading.