Girls' name · since 1970
Rasheda
994 babies named Rasheda in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 994
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rasheda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 994 recorded since 1970.
Rasheda has 994 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2001.
- #7,547 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 994 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasheda ranks #7,547 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 994 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 994
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rasheda's 994 recorded births place it above 89.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Rasheda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rasheda's full recorded timeline at 1986, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 107 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rasheda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2001
- Peak year (1976)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Rasheda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (450 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Rasheda's strongest decade.
450 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Rasheda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
450 births
- 1980s
1980s
362 births
- 1990s 176
1990s
176 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 450 births (45% of all-time use).
How Rasheda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rasheda's total volume
Rasheda by state
Where Rasheda concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 105 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 61 | 6.1% |
| #3 | California | | 46 | 4.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 23 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.7% |
105 of 994 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Rasheda appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rasheda's data
- Rasheda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (450 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rashedas (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Rasheda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1970–2001 (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 Rasheda 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.