The first name Rasheed

In 2025, 3 boys were named Rasheed, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1999, with 11 births (#1,199).

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

In 2025, 36 boys born in the United States were named Rasheed, the 3,294th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1995, when 220 were.

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.

• Rasheed Wallace
  American basketball player (born 1974)
• Rasheed Sulaimon
  American-Nigerian basketball player, born 1994
• Rasheed Araeen
  English artist (born 1935)

• Muhammad
• Mohammed
• Mohammad
• Ibrahim
• Mohamed
• Yusuf
• Ahmed
• Omar
• Ahmad
• Abdullah
• Musa
• Amir
• Muhammed
• Yahya
• Hamza
• Mustafa

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What is the origin of the name Rasheed?

Rasheed comes from Arabic.

How popular is the name Rasheed?

In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Rasheed, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 1999, with 11 births.

Is Rasheed a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 4,873 US babies named Rasheed since 1880 were boys.

When was Rasheed most popular?

1995 in the United States, when 220 babies were named Rasheed, its highest rank at 719th.

What name is Rasheed a form of?

Rasheed is a form of Rashid.

Is Rasheed also a surname?

Yes. Rasheed is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.