Boys' name · since 1975
Rashidi
Rashidi has 95 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 95
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rashidi sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 95 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashidi has been recorded 95 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2024.
- #17,782 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 95 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashidi ranks #17,782 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 95 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 95
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rashidi's 95 recorded births place it above 60.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rashidi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rashidi's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rashidi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (1978)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Rashidi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (48 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Rashidi's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Rashidi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 48 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Rashidi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (48 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 Rashidi: 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 (~49 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, 1975–2024 (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 Rashidi 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.