Boys' name · since 1976
Rasheim
31 babies named Rasheim in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,690 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
31 boys have been named Rasheim since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasheim has been recorded 31 times among boys since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1986.
- #25,690 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 31 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasheim ranks #25,690 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,690 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rasheim's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rasheim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rasheim splits its recorded history at 1980: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rasheim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1986
- Peak year (1980)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Rasheim by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (19 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Rasheim's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Rasheim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 19 births (61% of all-time use).
Rasheim by state
Where Rasheim concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 22.6% |
7 of 31 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Rasheims (7 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 Rasheim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~10 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, 1976–1986 (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 Rasheim 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.