Rashad

Last seen for girls in 1994 at #11,778 · #1,708 for boys in 2025, 95 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1987 · 608 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
16,247
since 1973

Rashad over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Rashad has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #336, 1987boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,70895
2024—#1,77692
2023—#1,608108
2022—#1,341140
2021—#1,397131
2020—#1,250148
2019—#1,028202
2018—#1,040195
2017—#980210
2016—#1,065185
2015—#942223
2014—#915234
2013—#870244
2012—#834262
2011—#715320
2010—#622396
2009—#617407
2008—#647379
2007—#584439
2006—#660348
2005—#842219
2004—#722264
2003—#669296
2002—#599341
2001—#627302
2000—#646281
1999—#652265
1998—#569343
1997—#540367
1996—#499418
1995—#469469
1994#11,7786#428531
1993—#454479
1992—#415539
1991#10,2717#376605
1990#12,9585#355677
1989#10,8476#348661
1988#6,27712#367551
1987#5,92312#336608
1986#6,61210#385479
1985—#683169
1984—#631184
1983#10,2755#572218
1982—#527262
1981#4,96314#460325
1980—#470317
1979#7,3138#430347
1978—#417352
1977—#453311
1976—#783112
1975—#760119
1974—#96172
1973—#4,5056
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First appearance
1973

The first year at least five boys were named Rashad! It came in at #4,505, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1973, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Rashad is popular in 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedMNIllinois: #344 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,091 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedWIMichigan: #499 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 7,185 boysMINew York: #281 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 2,162 boysNYMassachusetts: #291 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,456 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedIAIndiana: #421 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,542 boysINOhio: #401 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,494 boysOHPennsylvania: #334 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,164 boysPANew Jersey: #297 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,858 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #520 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 5,866 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedNEMissouri: #341 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,651 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedWVVirginia: #232 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,745 boysVAMaryland: #186 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,394 boysMDDelaware: #144 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 884 boysDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedARTennessee: #509 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,770 boysTNNorth Carolina: #214 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,612 boysNCSouth Carolina: #188 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,070 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #277 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,660 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #302 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,974 boysLAMississippi: #292 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,048 boysMSAlabama: #189 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,174 boysALGeorgia: #168 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 994 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedHITexas: #398 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 3,431 boysTXFlorida: #229 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,482 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#144 · 1 in 884
  2. Georgia#168 · 1 in 994
  3. Maryland#186 · 1 in 1,394
  4. South Carolina#188 · 1 in 1,070
  5. Alabama#189 · 1 in 1,174

Best ever in a state: #91 in South Carolina, 1991.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#14451 in 884
Georgia#168471 in 994
Maryland#186221 in 1,394
South Carolina#188211 in 1,070
Alabama#189221 in 1,174
North Carolina#214271 in 1,612
Florida#229571 in 1,482
Virginia#232231 in 1,745
District of Columbia#27751 in 1,660
New York#281601 in 2,162
Massachusetts#291121 in 3,456
Mississippi#29281 in 2,048
New Jersey#297181 in 2,858
Louisiana#302161 in 1,974
Pennsylvania#334191 in 4,164
Missouri#341101 in 3,651
Illinois#344271 in 3,091
Texas#398421 in 3,431
Ohio#401141 in 5,494
Indiana#42171 in 5,542
Michigan#49991 in 7,185
Tennessee#50951 in 6,770
California#520431 in 5,866
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See more about Rashad
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 68 spots since 2024 (#1,776 → #1,708)
  • 458 spots since 2020 (#1,250 → #1,708)
  • 766 spots since 2015 (#942 → #1,708)
  • Biggest jump: 3,544 spots in 1974 (#4,505 → #961)
  • Biggest drop: 123 spots in 2016 (#942 → #1,065)
Rise & fade · boys
14 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1973
  • Peaked 1987 at #336 (608 births)
  • Births halved by 1999, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 43 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 1974–2015
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,027
  • Highest: 1 in 3,027 boys born in 1989 were named Rashad (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 17,980 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #336 in 1987, was only 1 in 3,071 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 28.9% of all boys named Rashad (4,693) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s1,319#417 (1978)#1,187
1980s3,774#336 (1987)#478
1990s4,693#355 (1990)#476
2000s3,276#584 (2007)#661
2010s2,471#622 (2010)#901
2020s714#1,250 (2020)#1,513

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Rashad in 1988

girls
#6,277
12 births · 1 in 148,405 girls
boys
#367
551 births · 1 in 3,474 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #6,277Rashad12

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #367Rashad551
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 148,405 of them was named Rashad, which outranked 54.8% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rashad
  1. #5,895Willette13
  2. #5,895Wynne13
  3. #5,895Yury13
  4. #6,277Rashad12
  5. #6,277Aaren12
  6. #6,277Abigael12
  7. #6,277Addy12
  8. #6,666Abbe11
  9. #6,666Abriana11
  10. #6,666Adeola11

Tied with 388 names at #6,277; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 3,474 of them was named Rashad, which outranked 95.7% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rashad
  1. #364Emanuel552
  2. #364Heath552
  3. #364Jarred552
  4. #367Rashad551
  5. #367Skyler551
  6. #369Elias548
  7. #370Gavin544
  8. #370Josiah544

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1988 →