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Rashida

100% girls · 6 born in 2025

Rashida has been given to about 3,005 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Syllables3
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Living in the US≈ 2,910
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rashida per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 338
  • Born in 20256
  • All time3,005

How popular is Rashida?

Its best year was 1977, when 338 babies were given the name, ranking 536th. The typical living American called Rashida is about 45 years old today.

Names that sound like Rashida

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mathilda0.72
  2. Aida0.68
  3. Jaida0.68
  4. Alida0.68
  5. Davida0.68
  6. Lashonda0.67
  7. Lashanda0.67
  8. Rosalinda0.63

Middle names for Rashida

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rashida Louise0.85
  2. Rashida June0.84
  3. Rashida Pearl0.84
  4. Rashida Quinn0.84
  5. Rashida Nell0.84
  6. Rashida Wren0.83

Sibling names for Rashida

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.77
  2. Meredithsister · 0.71
  3. Kareembrother · 0.71
  4. Jeremybrother · 0.70
  5. Jamieeither · 0.70
  6. Aishasister · 0.70

Where Rashida is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Rashida White0.80
    2. Rashida Nguyen0.80
    3. Rashida Moore0.80
    4. Rashida Lee0.80
    5. Rashida Hill0.80
    6. Rashida Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Rashida

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.