Fun Facts About the Name Rasheed
- More than 4 thousand babies named Rasheed: U.S. records list 4,872 babies given the name Rasheed from 1880 through 2025. Even 35 girls received the name Rasheed - about 1 girl for every 138 boys.
What Does the Name Rasheed Mean?
Rasheed is an English spelling of the Arabic masculine name Rashīd (رشيد). It comes from the root ر-ش-د (r-sh-d), which centers on being rightly guided, following the right path, and reaching sound judgment or maturity. The adjective rashīd describes a person who is rightly guided, sensible, or mature in judgment. In Islamic usage al-Rashīd, "the Rightly Guided," is one of the names of God, and the personal name carries the same sense.
The standard Arabic spelling is Rashīd. Rasheed, Rashed, and Rachid are transliterations used in English and in French-influenced regions: the same name written for different readers, with the long ī rendered as ee.
Rasheed Name History & Origins
The root r-sh-d is Qur'anic. In 2:256 the Qur'an states that "the right course" (al-rushd) has become clear from the wrong, and forms of the word appear elsewhere, as in 18:10 and 72:10, where rashad means right guidance or a right course. Arabic formed the personal name Rashīd from this root.
The related plural al-rāshidūn, "the rightly guided," is the traditional term for the first four caliphs of Islam - Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali - which shows how closely the idea of right guidance is tied to early Islamic history.
The best-known historical bearer is the Abbasid caliph Hārūn al-Rashīd, who ruled from 786 to 809 and whose epithet means "the rightly guided." He later became a familiar figure in the Thousand and One Nights, shown wandering Baghdad in disguise; that portrayal belongs to a literary tradition and is separate from the historical caliph.
The name spread with Arabic and Islam through the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, and it is used by Muslim communities in Europe and North America. Turkish has forms from the same Arabic root, such as Reşit. In English-speaking countries the spelling Rasheed is common, and the name also occurs as a surname.
How Popular is the Name Rasheed?
Rasheed recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1995. Its best rank was #719 in 1995.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #15,169 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #11,385 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #10,132 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #7,841 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #5,922 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,294 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2024 | #3,748 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #4,431 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #3,595 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2021 | #2,806 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2020 | #3,473 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2019 | #3,138 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #3,091 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #2,624 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 2016 | #2,611 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2015 | #2,709 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2014 | #2,740 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2013 | #2,083 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 2012 | #2,585 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2011 | #2,194 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 2010 | #2,090 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 2009 | #1,985 | 71 | 0.0036% |
| 2008 | #1,837 | 80 | 0.0039% |
| 2007 | #1,679 | 91 | 0.0044% |
| 2006 | #1,591 | 92 | 0.0045% |
| 2005 | #1,592 | 87 | 0.0044% |
| 2004 | #1,122 | 142 | 0.0072% |
| 2003 | #1,347 | 102 | 0.0052% |
| 2002 | #1,083 | 139 | 0.0072% |
| 2001 | #1,034 | 143 | 0.0074% |
| 2000 | #948 | 161 | 0.0082% |
| 1999 | #1,005 | 140 | 0.0073% |
| 1998 | #966 | 144 | 0.0075% |
| 1997 | #921 | 148 | 0.0079% |
| 1996 | #800 | 180 | 0.0095% |
| 1995 | #719 | 220 | 0.0116% |
| 1994 | #843 | 162 | 0.0084% |
| 1993 | #899 | 143 | 0.0073% |
| 1992 | #866 | 149 | 0.0075% |
| 1991 | #1,092 | 100 | 0.0049% |
| 1990 | #932 | 123 | 0.0060% |
| 1989 | #1,127 | 89 | 0.0044% |
| 1988 | #1,336 | 60 | 0.0031% |
| 1987 | #1,191 | 66 | 0.0035% |
| 1986 | #923 | 98 | 0.0053% |
| 1985 | #1,006 | 83 | 0.0045% |
| 1984 | #924 | 91 | 0.0050% |
| 1983 | #1,012 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 1982 | #882 | 103 | 0.0057% |
| 1981 | #1,053 | 76 | 0.0042% |
| 1980 | #956 | 89 | 0.0050% |
| 1979 | #899 | 95 | 0.0055% |
| 1978 | #893 | 93 | 0.0057% |
| 1977 | #871 | 95 | 0.0058% |
| 1976 | #888 | 88 | 0.0056% |
| 1975 | #878 | 90 | 0.0058% |
| 1974 | #1,098 | 57 | 0.0036% |
| 1973 | #1,121 | 54 | 0.0035% |
| 1972 | #1,020 | 63 | 0.0039% |
| 1971 | #1,852 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1970 | #2,106 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1969 | #4,300 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #4,034 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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