Boys' name · since 1975

Rashod

Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 988 babies named Rashod, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5,177 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,097 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
988
born since 1975
1990s
peak decade

988 babies have been named Rashod since 1975, making it today's #9097 boys' name.

Rashod has 988 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9097 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.

  • #5,177 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,097 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 988 born since 1975
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashod ranks #5,177 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,097 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 988 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.

#5,177 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,097 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
988
born since 1975
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%34.6%
Rashod vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Rashod's 988 recorded births place it above 88.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.

How Rashod compares

988 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Rashod's all-time total is 168% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rashod Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 988 369 358,536
Peak-year births 35 34 22,252

Rashod's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Rashod's full recorded timeline at 2000, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Rashod popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
35
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
010203040 19751982198919962003201020172025 8

Rashod by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (285 births, 29% of the file).

1990s was Rashod's strongest decade.

285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Rashod births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 285 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Rashod compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rashod's total volume

Rashod vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -144, 3.2%-44, 8.8%-23, 9.5%-96, 4.3%-102, 4.7%-56, 8.1%-55, 5.9%-54, 4.9%-114, 2.2%-108, 2.5%-80, 8.5%-57, 5.3%-19, 13%-30, 6.3%-51, 4.1%Rashod-51, 3.5%Rashod
Rashod vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

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 3.1%
#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 3.1%
Even split

31 of 988 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rashod?
988 babies have been named Rashod since 1975. All-time, it sits at #5,177 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,097 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 35 births.
Where does Rashod sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashod ranks #5,177 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,097 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 51 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Rashod's data

  • Rashod's decade-level peak was the 1990s (285 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Georgia records the most Rashods (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Rashod: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1975–2025 (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 Rashod 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.