Boys' name · since 1974
Rashaad
3,408 babies named Rashaad in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,328 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,548 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,408
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rashaad currently ranks #6548 among boys' names in America, with 3,408 babies recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashaad has been recorded 3,408 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #6548 nationally and more common than 53% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #2,328 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,548 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,408 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashaad ranks #2,328 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,548 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,408 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,328 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,548 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,408
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rashaad's 3,408 recorded births place it above 94.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Rashaad compares
3,408 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rashaad's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rashaad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,408 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 140 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rashaad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rashaad splits its recorded history at 2000: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 140 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rashaad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 140
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Rashaad by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,095 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Rashaad's strongest decade.
1,095 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Rashaad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 161
1970s
161 births
- 1980s
1980s
701 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,095 births
- 2000s
2000s
777 births
- 2010s
2010s
496 births
- 2020s 178
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,095 births (32% of all-time use).
How Rashaad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rashaad's total volume
Rashaad by state
Where Rashaad concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 208 | 6.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 200 | 5.9% |
| #3 | California | | 183 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 177 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 151 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 92 | 2.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 92 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 92 | 2.7% |
208 of 3,408 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Rashaad appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rashaad's data
- Rashaad's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,095 total births); usage has since declined to 178 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Rashaads (208 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rashaad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rashaad draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.