Rasheed is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Rasheed means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Rasheed across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Rasheed has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Rasheed is a boy name of Arabic origin meaning “rightly guided, wise”. An Arabic name from a divine attribute meaning guide.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,873 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 112 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Rasheed per year, United States (1968 to 2025). United States peaked in 1995 (225/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1999 (11/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2001 (3/yr).
Rasheed is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1995, when it ranked #1,556 nationally (given to 225 babies that year).
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