Boys' name · since 1968
Rasheed
4,838 babies named Rasheed in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,268 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,838
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rasheed is the #3268 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,838 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasheed has been recorded 4,838 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #3268 nationally and more common than 77% 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 1968 to 2025.
- #1,814 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,268 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,838 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasheed ranks #1,814 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,268 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,838 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,268 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,838
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rasheed's 4,838 recorded births place it above 96.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Rasheed compares
4,838 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Rasheed's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rasheed | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,838 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 220 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rasheed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rasheed's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 220, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rasheed popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 220
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Rasheed popularity over time - girls
35 total births recorded since 1976 (Rasheed as girls' name)
Rasheed by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,509 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Rasheed's strongest decade.
1,509 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Rasheed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
678 births
- 1980s
1980s
832 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,509 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,109 births
- 2010s 499
2010s
499 births
- 2020s 199
2020s
199 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,509 births (31% of all-time use).
How Rasheed 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 Rasheed's total volume
Rasheed by state
Where Rasheed concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 728 | 15.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 592 | 12.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 414 | 8.6% |
| #4 | California | | 282 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 233 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 222 | 4.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 136 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 135 | 2.8% |
728 of 4,838 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Rasheed appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rasheed's data
- Rasheed's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,509 total births); usage has since declined to 199 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Rasheeds (728 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Rasheed: 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 (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Rasheed 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.