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    The first name Rashad

    A boy’s name from Arabic.

    2 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Arabic origin

    From Arabic.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 3 boys were named Rashad, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1999, with 8 births (#1,505).

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    89
    babies named Rashad, 1996–2025
    #5,137
    rank in 2025
    1999
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rashad with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Rashad at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 95 boys born in the United States were named Rashad, the 1,722nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 677 were.

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    16,332
    babies named Rashad since 1880
    #1,722
    rank in 2025
    1990
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Rashad

    13 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rashad al-Alimi
      Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen since 2022
    • Rashad Sadygov
      Association football player from Azerbaijan, born 1982
    • Rashad Evans
      American mixed martial artist, born 1979
    • Rashad Khalifa
      Egyptian-American biochemist (1935-1990)
    • Rashad Vaughn
      American basketball player (born 1996)
    • Isaiah Rashad
      American rapper from Tennessee, born 1991
    • Rashad McCants
      American basketball player (born 1984)
    • Rashad Sadiqov
      Azerbaijani footballer, born 1983
    • Gafur Rashad Mirzazadeh
      Azerbaijani educator, geographer, translator and editor, 1884–1943
    • Rashad Abdullayev
      Azerbaijani footballer, born 1981
    • Rashad Wright
      American basketball player (born 1982)
    • Rashad Jennings
      American football player, born 1985

    More Arabic boys’ names

    All 218 names of Arabic origin

    Questions

    What does the name Rashad mean?
    From Arabic.
    What is the origin of the name Rashad?
    From Arabic.
    How popular is the name Rashad?
    In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Rashad, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 1999, with 8 births.
    Is Rashad a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 16,332 US babies named Rashad since 1880 were boys.
    When was Rashad most popular?
    1990 in the United States, when 677 babies were named Rashad, its highest rank at 356th.