Unisex name · since 1974
Rashi
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 213 babies named Rashi, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
213 girls have been named Rashi since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rashi has 213 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2020.
- #19,182 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 213 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashi ranks #19,182 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rashi's 213 recorded births place it above 73.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rashi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rashi's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rashi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2020
- Peak year (2010)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Rashi popularity over time - boys
129 total births recorded since 1972 (Rashi as boys' name)
Rashi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (83 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Rashi's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Rashi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rashi's data
- Rashi's decade-level peak was the 2010s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rashi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1974–2020 (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 Rashi 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.