Girls' name · since 1976
Rasheida
Rasheida has 68 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rasheida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 68 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Rasheida recorded 68 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1976 to 1989.
- #31,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasheida ranks #31,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rasheida's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rasheida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rasheida's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rasheida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1989
- Peak year (1985)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Rasheida by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (42 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Rasheida's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Rasheida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 42 births (62% of all-time use).
Rasheida by state
Where Rasheida concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 7.4% |
5 of 68 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Rasheidas (5 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 Rasheida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1976–1989 (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 Rasheida 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.