US rank #6555 Boys' name Peak 1994 398 births

Rasul — #6555 US boys' name

398 babies named Rasul 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.

1970s291980s641990s812000s802010s992020s45
#6555
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Rasul was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

14 babies were named Rasul in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rasul

The Social Security Administration has registered 398 babies named Rasul between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rasul currently holds the #6555 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rasul performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rasul shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Rasul in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rasul 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 398 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.

Rasul at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

398

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1994

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,555

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rasul popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
14
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
46810121416 202420182012200620001994198519791975 5

Rasul by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
99 births that decade — 25% of Rasul's all-time total
1970s291980s641990s812000s802010s992020s45

Rasul by state

Where Rasul concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rasul
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
10 2.5%
#2 New York
5 1.3%
New Jersey share of Rasul's total US births 2.5%
Even split

10 of 398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rasul?
398 babies have been named Rasul since 1975. It currently ranks #6555 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 14 births.
When was Rasul most popular?
Rasul was most popular in the 2010s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Rasul most popular?
The top states for the name Rasul are New Jersey (10 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Rasul been used?
Rasul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rasul?
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.