Rashida
Rashida was the 14540th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 536th with 338 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 352 places. More babies were named Rashida in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #14,540 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977338 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,005babies recorded
Rashida popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,540 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #10,311 | 11 |
| 2000 | #6,158 | 18 |
| 1990 | #1,379 | 115 |
| 1980 | #974 | 153 |
| 1970 | #5,314 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rashida, counting every spelling?
Rashida has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rashida?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rashida (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rashida born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rashida.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rashida?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Rashida are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 37 and 49. That makes Rashida mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rashida by state
How common Rashida was among girls born in each state in 1975–1979, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (10.8×), New Jersey (3.1×), New York (2.5×), Pennsylvania (2.1×), Alabama (1.6×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rashida: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rashida, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rashida
How popular is the name Rashida?
Rashida was the 14540th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 536th with 338 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 352 places. More babies were named Rashida in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Rashida a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rashida in the US.
Where was Rashida most popular?
In 1975–1979, Rashida was most common in District of Columbia (1.49 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New York.