Recorded 1976–2017 Boys' name Peak 1977 120 births

Rasool — boys' name

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.

1970s531980s211990s202000s102010s16
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Rasool was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

19 babies were named Rasool in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rasool

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Rasool between 1976 and 2017, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rasool currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rasool performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rasool shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Rasool in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rasool 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 120 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.

Rasool at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

120

Since 1976

42 years of records

Peak year

1977

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1976

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2017

Rasool popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1976

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1977)
19
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 201720142004199719941981197919771976 12

Rasool by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
53 births that decade — 44% of Rasool's all-time total
1970s531980s211990s202000s102010s16

Rasool by state

Where Rasool concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rasool
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
10 8.3%
#2 New Jersey
5 4.2%
Pennsylvania share of Rasool's total US births 8.3%
Even split

10 of 120 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rasool?
120 babies have been named Rasool since 1976. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1977 with 19 births.
When was Rasool most popular?
Rasool was most popular in the 1970s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Rasool most popular?
The top states for the name Rasool are Pennsylvania (10 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Rasool been used?
Rasool has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 42 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Rasool?
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.

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, 1976–2017 (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.