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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • 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: #277 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,117 boysILWisconsin: #467 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,619 boysWIMichigan: #357 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,654 boysMINew York: #380 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 3,459 boysNYMassachusetts: #387 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,470 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: #475 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,603 boysINOhio: #393 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,882 boysOHPennsylvania: #338 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,877 boysPANew Jersey: #254 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,040 boysNJConnecticut: #325 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,692 boysCTCalifornia: #479 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 5,268 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedUTColorado: #395 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,031 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedNEMissouri: #288 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,696 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedWVVirginia: #150 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 997 boysVAMaryland: #193 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,395 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedDEArizona: #549 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,058 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedKSArkansas: #286 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,191 boysARTennessee: #301 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,665 boysTNNorth Carolina: #203 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,445 boysNCSouth Carolina: #126 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 637 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #217 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 938 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #224 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,182 boysLAMississippi: #191 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,010 boysMSAlabama: #200 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,229 boysALGeorgia: #189 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,150 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Rashad, so not publishedHITexas: #530 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 5,289 boysTXFlorida: #212 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,276 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#126 · 1 in 637
  2. Virginia#150 · 1 in 997
  3. Georgia#189 · 1 in 1,150
  4. Mississippi#191 · 1 in 1,010
  5. Maryland#193 · 1 in 1,395

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#126371 in 637
Virginia#150421 in 997
Georgia#189431 in 1,150
Mississippi#191171 in 1,010
Maryland#193231 in 1,395
Alabama#200221 in 1,229
North Carolina#203321 in 1,445
Florida#212701 in 1,276
District of Columbia#217141 in 938
Louisiana#224271 in 1,182
New Jersey#254271 in 2,040
Illinois#277411 in 2,117
Arkansas#28671 in 2,191
Missouri#288141 in 2,696
Tennessee#301131 in 2,665
Connecticut#32561 in 3,692
Pennsylvania#338211 in 3,877
Michigan#357191 in 3,654
New York#380391 in 3,459
Massachusetts#38781 in 5,470
Ohio#393161 in 4,882
Colorado#39561 in 4,031
Wisconsin#46751 in 6,619
Indiana#47561 in 6,603
California#479511 in 5,268
Texas#530281 in 5,289
Arizona#54951 in 6,058
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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 1989

girls
#10,847
6 births · 1 in 307,259 girls
boys
#348
661 births · 1 in 3,027 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #10,847Rashad6

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #348Rashad661
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 307,259 of them was named Rashad, which outranked 25.5% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rashad
  1. #9,681Zuleima7
  2. #9,681Zuleyma7
  3. #9,681Zury7
  4. #10,847Rashad6
  5. #10,847Aarion6
  6. #10,847Aarthi6
  7. #10,847Abaigeal6
  8. #12,362Aamira5
  9. #12,362Aasia5
  10. #12,362Abie5

Tied with 1,514 names at #10,847; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 3,027 of them was named Rashad, which outranked 96.2% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rashad
  1. #345Kaleb668
  2. #345Stefan668
  3. #347Ralph662
  4. #348Rashad661
  5. #349Bernard659
  6. #350Darnell656
  7. #351Leon647
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →