Boys' name · peaked in 1989
Rashad name popularity since 1925
16,332 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rashad. Half of them were born in 1995 or earlier, so the typical Rashad is about 31 years old in 2026. Rashad peaked in 1989 as the #348 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,332
- Named Rashad, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,722 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 85 girls · 16,247 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 3.25× its national share
Peak year is the year Rashad made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rashad births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1990. Measured as a share of all babies, Rashad peaked in 1989.
- Fastest rise: Between 1985 and 1990, Rashad became 3.6× more common, from 1 in 10,900 baby boys to 1 in 3,030.
- Steepest fall: Between 1994 and 1999, its share of baby boys fell by 50%, from 1 in 3,640 to 1 in 7,250.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rashad's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rashad.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rashad in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 8 | 1,319 | #762 |
| 1980s | 59 | 3,774 | #684 |
| 1990s | 18 | 4,693 | #469 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,276 | #843 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,471 | #943 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 714 | #1,722 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
44.4% of babies named Rashad from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Rashad is most popular
The index compares Rashad's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rashad.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 3.25× | 1,312 |
| Florida | 2.87× | 1,516 |
| Louisiana | 2.59× | 678 |
| South Carolina | 2.59× | 530 |
| Maryland | 2.54× | 566 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Rashad and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Rashad (this page) | 16,247 | 1989 |
| Rashaad | 3,408 | 1995 |
| Rashid | 2,566 | 1976 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rashad's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rashad.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rashad (1989).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data