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Rashida

Girl

Meaning of Rashida: Arabic: 'rightly guided'

Rashida is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 13393rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#13393

6 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,005

First recorded 1964 · peak 1977

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 121 babies1982: 124 babies1983: 105 babies1984: 77 babies1985: 79 babies1986: 93 babies1987: 70 babies1988: 73 babies1989: 100 babies1990: 115 babies19901991: 64 babies1992: 93 babies1993: 66 babies1994: 52 babies1995: 26 babies1996: 42 babies1997: 35 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 18 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 19 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 5 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 11 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 10 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 6 babies2015: 7 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 5 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 5 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 8 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 5 babies2025: 6 babies
US babies named Rashida per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 124.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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