Girls' name · since 1964
Rashida
2,999 babies named Rashida in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,999
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rashida is the #13480 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,999 recorded since 1964.
Rashida has 2,999 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13480 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #3,604 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,480 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,999 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashida ranks #3,604 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,480 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,999 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,999
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rashida's 2,999 recorded births place it above 95.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rashida compares
2,999 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Rashida's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rashida | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,999 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 338 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rashida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rashida's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 13% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 87%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 338, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rashida popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 338
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Rashida popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1989 (Rashida as boys' name)
Rashida by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,266 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Rashida's strongest decade.
1,266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Rashida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,266 births
- 1980s
1980s
989 births
- 1990s
1990s
535 births
- 2000s 118
2000s
118 births
- 2010s 60
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,266 births (42% of all-time use).
How Rashida compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rashida's total volume
Rashida by state
Where Rashida concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 486 | 16.2% |
| #2 | California | | 262 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 211 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 135 | 4.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 113 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 88 | 2.9% |
| #7 | District of Columbia | | 83 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 82 | 2.7% |
486 of 2,999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Rashida appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rashida's data
- Rashida's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,266 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rashidas (486 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 Rashida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Rashida 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.