Girls' name · since 1972
Rashidah
343 babies named Rashidah in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 343
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rashidah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 343 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Rashidah recorded 343 times among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 1997.
- #14,818 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 343 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashidah ranks #14,818 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 343 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 343
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rashidah's 343 recorded births place it above 79.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rashidah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rashidah's full recorded timeline at 1985, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rashidah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1997
- Peak year (1977)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Rashidah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (142 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Rashidah's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Rashidah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
118 births
- 1980s
1980s
142 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 142 births (41% of all-time use).
Rashidah by state
Where Rashidah concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 14 | 4.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 13 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 3.5% |
14 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Rashidah's data
- Rashidah's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (142 total births) through the 1990s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rashidahs (14 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 Rashidah: 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 (~25 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, 1972–1997 (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 Rashidah 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.