Recorded 1981–2020 Boys' name Peak 2006 23 births

Rahshad — boys' name

23 babies named Rahshad in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s62000s72020s5
2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Rahshad was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rahshad in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahshad

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Rahshad between 1981 and 2020, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahshad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahshad performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rahshad shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahshad 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 23 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.

Rahshad at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

23

Since 1981

40 years of records

Peak year

2006

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1981

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2020

Rahshad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1981

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2006)
7
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2020200619961981 5

Rahshad by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
7 births that decade — 30% of Rahshad's all-time total
1980s51990s62000s72020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahshad?
23 babies have been named Rahshad since 1981. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2006 with 7 births.
When was Rahshad most popular?
Rahshad was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Rahshad been used?
Rahshad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 40 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Rahshad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raheem, Rahul, Rahim, Rahsaan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–2020 (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.