How Many People Are Named Rashida?
An estimated 2,803 people in the United States have the first name Rashida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Rashida peaked in popularity in 1977 with 338 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rashida 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 Rashida paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,803
About 1 in 122,281 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1977
338 births
Total Registered
2,999
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rashida
Rashida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,999 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Rashida as a male name
Ranked #7,689 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (6 births)
Rashida as a female name
Ranked #17,084 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (338 births)
Rashida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rashida span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,266 babies were registered. Rashida has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rashida by Decade
How has Rashida 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.
Rashida by State
Birth registrations for Rashida span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Tennessee, Mississippi. On average, about 86 Rashidas were registered per state.
Rashida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rashida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rashida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rashida?
We estimate approximately 2,803 people named Rashida 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 122,281 Americans share this first name.
Is Rashida a common name?
Rashida is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,999 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rashida most popular?
Rashida reached peak popularity in 1977, when 338 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rashida is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rashida a female name?
Rashida is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rashida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rashida Smith, Rashida Johnson, Rashida 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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