Boys' name · since 1976
Rasool
120 babies named Rasool in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 120
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rasool sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 120 recorded since 1976.
Rasool has 120 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1976 to 2017.
- #16,231 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 120 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasool ranks #16,231 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 120
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rasool's 120 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Rasool's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rasool's full recorded timeline at 1996, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rasool popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2017
- Peak year (1977)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Rasool by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (53 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Rasool's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Rasool births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 53 births (44% of all-time use).
Rasool by state
Where Rasool concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 8.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 4.2% |
10 of 120 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Rasool's data
- Rasool's decade-level peak was the 1970s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Rasools (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Rasool: 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 (~41 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, 1976–2017 (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 Rasool 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.