Boys' name · since 1975
Rasul
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 403 babies named Rasul, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,985 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,382 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 403
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
403 babies have been named Rasul since 1975, making it today's #12382 boys' name.
Rasul has 403 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12382 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- 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.
- #8,985 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,382 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 403 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasul ranks #8,985 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,382 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 403 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,985 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,382 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 403
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rasul's 403 recorded births place it above 80.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Rasul compares
403 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Rasul's all-time total is 9% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rasul | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 403 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rasul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rasul's full recorded timeline at 2002, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rasul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Rasul by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (99 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Rasul's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Rasul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (25% of all-time use).
Rasul by state
Where Rasul concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.2% |
10 of 403 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Rasul's data
- Rasul's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Rasuls (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Rasul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~50 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, 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 Rasul 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.