Rashard
Rashard is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Rashard Anderson, former American football cornerback in the NFL Rashard Cook, former professional American football safety in the NFL Rashard Griffith, American professional basketball player Rashard Lawrence, American football player Rashard Lewis, American professional basketball player Rashard Marshall, American cricketer Rashard…
Meaning & Origin of Rashard
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rashard is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Rashard Anderson, former American football cornerback in the NFL Rashard Cook, former professional American football safety in the NFL Rashard Griffith, American professional basketball player Rashard Lawrence, American football player Rashard Lewis, American professional basketball player Rashard Marshall, American cricketer Rashard…
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The Story of Rashard
Rashard first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 97 Rashards were born — ranking #1,153 that year. As of 2026, Rashard ranks #7,590 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-45%). In total, more than 3K Rashards have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rashard
Rashard is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Rashard's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #1,067. Use the chart and map above to compare Rashard's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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