Rashad
Arabic name from rashad, meaning right guidance or sound judgment; it shares a root with Rashid, which describes someone rightly guided.
Rashad in 2025
Rashad was given to 95 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,679th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 34,898 babies born.
The history of Rashad
Rashad reached its highest point in 1990, when 682 babies were given the name, ranking 740th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 711th, in 1987.
Across the 53 years of records since 1973, 16,332 babies have been named Rashad. Half of them were born before 1995, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Rashad by decade
| Decade | Babies named Rashad | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,327 | 940 |
| 1980s | 3,833 | 711 |
| 1990s | 4,711 | 740 |
| 2000s | 3,276 | 1,246 |
| 2010s | 2,471 | 1,331 |
| 2020s | 714 | 2,677 |
Where Rashad is heading
Rashad has fallen 57% over the past decade, from 223 babies in 2015 to 95 in 2025.
Names like Rashad
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Rashad.