Boys' name · since 1974
Rashard
2,712 babies named Rashard in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,823 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,712
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rashard is the #7823 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,712 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashard has been recorded 2,712 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #7823 nationally and more common than 44% 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.
- #2,716 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,823 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,712 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashard ranks #2,716 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,823 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,712 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,823 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,712
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rashard's 2,712 recorded births place it above 94.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Rashard compares
2,712 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Rashard's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rashard | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,712 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rashard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rashard splits its recorded history at 2000: 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 2024 (9 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 97 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rashard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Rashard by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (768 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Rashard's strongest decade.
768 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Rashard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 228
1970s
228 births
- 1980s
1980s
610 births
- 1990s
1990s
768 births
- 2000s
2000s
640 births
- 2010s
2010s
379 births
- 2020s 87
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 768 births (28% of all-time use).
How Rashard 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 Rashard's total volume
Rashard by state
Where Rashard concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 491 | 18.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 176 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 163 | 6.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 152 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 143 | 5.3% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 86 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 75 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 66 | 2.4% |
491 of 2,712 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Rashard appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rashard's data
- Rashard's decade-level peak was the 1990s (768 total births); usage has since declined to 87 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Rashards (491 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 Rashard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
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 Rashard 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.