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Rashid

Boy

Meaning of Rashid: Arabic: 'rightly guided'

Rashid is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3527th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3527

31 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,566

First recorded 1966 · peak 1996

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 35 babies1982: 58 babies1983: 39 babies1984: 64 babies1985: 50 babies1986: 48 babies1987: 40 babies1988: 55 babies1989: 54 babies1990: 54 babies19901991: 61 babies1992: 54 babies1993: 50 babies1994: 65 babies1995: 58 babies1996: 68 babies1997: 55 babies1998: 49 babies1999: 50 babies2000: 51 babies20002001: 49 babies2002: 42 babies2003: 50 babies2004: 46 babies2005: 43 babies2006: 38 babies2007: 34 babies2008: 50 babies2009: 44 babies2010: 36 babies20102011: 34 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 37 babies2014: 45 babies2015: 34 babies2016: 52 babies2017: 43 babies2018: 45 babies2019: 43 babies2020: 28 babies20202021: 34 babies2022: 30 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 31 babies
US babies named Rashid per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 68.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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