Recorded 1976–1986 Boys' name Peak 1980 31 births

Rasheim — boys' name

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.

1970s121980s19
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Rasheim was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rasheim in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rasheim

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Rasheim between 1976 and 1986, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rasheim currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rasheim performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rasheim shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rasheim in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rasheim in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rasheim at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

31

Since 1976

11 years of records

Peak year

1980

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1976

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1986

Rasheim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1976

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1980)
9
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Rasheim by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 61% of Rasheim's all-time total
1970s121980s19

Rasheim by state

Where Rasheim concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rasheim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
7 22.6%
New York share of Rasheim's total US births 22.6%

7 of 31 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rasheim?
31 babies have been named Rasheim since 1976. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1980 with 9 births.
When was Rasheim most popular?
Rasheim was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Rasheim most popular?
The top states for the name Rasheim are New York (7 births).
How long has the name Rasheim been used?
Rasheim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 11 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Rasheim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rashad, Rashawn, Rasheed, Rashaad, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.