US rank #7878 Boys' name Peak 1994 980 births

Rashod — #7878 US boys' name

980 babies named Rashod in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s761980s1851990s2852000s2322010s1682020s34
#7878
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Rashod was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

35 babies were named Rashod in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rashod

The Social Security Administration has registered 980 babies named Rashod between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rashod currently holds the #7878 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rashod performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 285 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rashod shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Rashod in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rashod 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 980 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.

Rashod at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

980

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1994

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,878

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rashod popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
35
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
010203040 20242016200920021995198819811975 13

Rashod by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
285 births that decade — 29% of Rashod's all-time total
1970s761980s1851990s2852000s2322010s1682020s34

Rashod by state

Where Rashod concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Rashod
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
31 3.2%
#2 Florida
22 2.2%
#3 New York
20 2.0%
#4 South Carolina
5 0.5%
Georgia share of Rashod's total US births 3.2%
Even split

31 of 980 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rashod?
980 babies have been named Rashod since 1975. It currently ranks #7878 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 35 births.
When was Rashod most popular?
Rashod was most popular in the 1990s decade with 285 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Rashod most popular?
The top states for the name Rashod are Georgia (31 births), Florida (22 births), New York (20 births).
How long has the name Rashod been used?
Rashod has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rashod?
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.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.