Rashid
Masculine · “rightly guided”
Rashid is an Arabic word for someone whose judgment can be relied on — rightly guided, in the practical sense of knowing the good road and taking it. It is also one of the divine names.
How old is the name Rashid?
Rashid first appears in US birth records in 1966 — 59 years ago. The typical Rashid alive today was born around 1995, making them about 30 years old. About 2,500 people named Rashid are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Rashid most popular?
Rashid peaked in 1976, reaching #1111 nationally. Today it ranks #3583, 2,472 places below that high. See the whole 1976 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Rashid
The root behind rashid covers both practical good sense and spiritual guidance, and Arabic uses the word for a person whose decisions can be trusted. It has been a personal name since the earliest Islamic period, and an Abbasid caliph of the name presides over the Baghdad of the Thousand and One Nights. It is used from Morocco to Indonesia and in East Africa, where Swahili gives it as Rashidi.
Meaning
rightly guided, of sound judgment
From an Arabic root meaning to be on the right path or to have integrity of judgment; ar-Rashid, the Guide to the Right Path, is among the names of God, and the human name carries the ordinary adjective.
Pronouncing Rashid
rah-SHEED
Two syllables with the stress on the long second. There is little variation.
Nicknames for Rashid
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1966
- Most boys named
- 199668 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1111reached in 1976
- Change vs 2024
- −3.1%31 in 2025, from 32
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Rashid in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Rasheed in Arabic — spelling variant
- Reşit in Turkish — same name
- Rashidi in Swahili — same name
- Rasheed in Urdu — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, California, Texas.
Rashids among us
people named Rashid are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 55,099 born in 2025 was named Rashid
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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What happens to a name after it peaks
The Ysidro test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Rashid's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Ysidro climbed just as high around 1906, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Ysidro's path sketches the road Rashid is walking now.
Rashid sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Rashid is headed
Rashid should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Rashid beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Rashid in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning with an unbroken record from the earliest Islamic period.
- Recognized from North Africa to Southeast Asia and across East Africa.
- Two syllables and an easy rhythm for English speakers.
- Rasheed is the other standard spelling and relatives may prefer it.
- The Rash clip collides with an English word and is best headed off early.
- It is clearly marked as a Muslim name, which is a fact to know rather than a problem.
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Rashid
Masculine · #3583 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Rashids are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,500 people named Rashid are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Rashid in 2025?
- Rashid ranks #3583 among US boy names in 2025, with 31 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Rashid?
- About 1 in every 55,099 US boys born in 2025 was named Rashid — 31 in all.
- Will my child share the name Rashid with classmates?
- Rashid will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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