Girls' name · since 1968
Rasheedah
Rasheedah has 930 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 930
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rasheedah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 930 have been recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Rasheedah recorded 930 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2004.
- #7,900 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 930 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasheedah ranks #7,900 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 930 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 930
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rasheedah's 930 recorded births place it above 89.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
Rasheedah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rasheedah's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 112, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rasheedah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2004
- Peak year (1978)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Rasheedah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (394 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Rasheedah's strongest decade.
394 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Rasheedah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
394 births
- 1980s
1980s
369 births
- 1990s 139
1990s
139 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 394 births (42% of all-time use).
How Rasheedah 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 Rasheedah's total volume
Rasheedah by state
Where Rasheedah concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 128 | 13.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 96 | 10.3% |
| #3 | California | | 49 | 5.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 48 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 22 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
128 of 930 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Rasheedah appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rasheedah's data
- Rasheedah's decade-level peak was the 1970s (394 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Rasheedahs (128 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Rasheedah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1968–2004 (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 Rasheedah 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.