Recorded 1980–1985 Girls' name Peak 1980 27 births

Raashida — girls' name

27 babies named Raashida in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s27
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Raashida was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

6 babies were named Raashida in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raashida

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Raashida between 1980 and 1985, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raashida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raashida performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raashida in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raashida in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Raashida at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

27

Since 1980

6 years of records

Peak year

1980

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1980

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1985

Raashida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1980

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1980)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 19851983198219811980 6

Raashida by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
27 births that decade — 100% of Raashida's all-time total
1980s27

Raashida by state

Where Raashida concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raashida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 37.0%
New York share of Raashida's total US births 37.0%

10 of 27 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raashida?
27 babies have been named Raashida since 1980. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1980 with 6 births.
When was Raashida most popular?
Raashida was most popular in the 1980s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Raashida most popular?
The top states for the name Raashida are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Raashida been used?
Raashida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 6 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Raashida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raahi, Raaga, Raaya, Raavi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.