How Many People Are Named Rashid?
An estimated 2,452 people in the United States have the first name Rashid. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Rashid peaked in popularity in 1996 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rashid as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rashid paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,452
About 1 in 139,786 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1996
67 births
Total Registered
2,534
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rashid
Rashid is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,534 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rashid as a male name
Ranked #3,568 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (67 births)
Rashid: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rashid span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 563 babies were registered. Rashid has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rashid by Decade
How has Rashid tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rashid by State
Birth registrations for Rashid span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Ohio, Massachusetts, District of Columbia. On average, about 66 Rashids were registered per state.
Rashid + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rashid as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rashid: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rashid?
We estimate approximately 2,452 people named Rashid are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 139,786 Americans share this first name.
Is Rashid a common name?
Rashid is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,534 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rashid most popular?
Rashid reached peak popularity in 1996, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rashid is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rashid a male name?
Rashid is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rashid Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rashid Smith, Rashid Johnson, Rashid Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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