Boys' name · since 1973
Rashad
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 16,247 babies named Rashad, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,718 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,247
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rashad is the #1718 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 16,247 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashad has been recorded 16,247 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #1718 nationally and more common than 88% 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 1973 to 2025.
- #928 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,718 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 16,247 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashad ranks #928 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,718 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 16,247 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,718 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,247
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rashad's 16,247 recorded births place it above 97.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Rashad compares
16,247 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Rashad's all-time total is 44x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rashad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,247 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 677 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rashad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rashad splits its recorded history at 1999: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 677 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rashad popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 677
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Rashad popularity over time - girls
85 total births recorded since 1979 (Rashad as girls' name)
Rashad by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,693 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Rashad's strongest decade.
4,693 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Rashad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 1,319
1970s
1,319 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,774 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,693 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,276 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,471 births
- 2020s 714
2020s
714 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,693 births (29% of all-time use).
How Rashad 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 Rashad's total volume
Rashad by state
Where Rashad concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 1,516 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 1,312 | 8.1% |
| #3 | California | | 1,142 | 7.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,042 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 962 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 907 | 5.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 696 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 678 | 4.2% |
1,516 of 16,247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Rashad appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rashad's data
- Rashad's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,693 total births); usage has since declined to 714 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Rashads (1,516 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rashad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Rashad 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.