Unisex name · since 1971
Rasheen
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 1,395 babies named Rasheen, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,395
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rasheen currently ranks #12327 among unisex names in America, with 1,395 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Rasheen recorded 1,395 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #12327 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,162 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,327 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,395 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasheen ranks #4,162 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,327 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,395 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,395
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rasheen's 1,395 recorded births place it above 90.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rasheen compares
1,395 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Rasheen's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rasheen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,395 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rasheen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rasheen splits its recorded history at 1997: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rasheen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Rasheen popularity over time - girls
95 total births recorded since 1971 (Rasheen as girls' name)
Rasheen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (396 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Rasheen's strongest decade.
396 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Rasheen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
375 births
- 1980s
1980s
396 births
- 1990s
1990s
314 births
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s 88
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 396 births (28% of all-time use).
How Rasheen 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 Rasheen's total volume
Rasheen by state
Where Rasheen concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 459 | 32.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 179 | 12.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 50 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 23 | 1.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
459 of 1,395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Rasheen's data
- Rasheen's decade-level peak was the 1980s (396 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rasheens (459 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rasheen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Rasheen 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.