Rashi comes from the Arabic / Islamic tradition, meaning "Illumination or ray of light.".
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How popular is Rashi?
2010peak year
Today, Rashi is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #16187), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2010, 16 babies were given the name (ranked #7812 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. In all, around 342 babies have been registered as Rashi since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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