Rashid
Rashid was the 3640th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1118th; the most babies were born in 1996 (68). Over the last ten years it has moved down 292 places. More babies were named Rashid in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,640 boys, up 147 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199668 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,566babies recorded
Rashid popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,640 | 31 |
| 2020 | #3,787 | 28 |
| 2010 | #3,166 | 36 |
| 2000 | #2,009 | 51 |
| 1990 | #1,554 | 54 |
| 1980 | #1,306 | 52 |
| 1970 | #2,043 | 20 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rashid, counting every spelling?
Rashid is a spelling of Rashad, a name family that ranked #1,117 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,640 for Rashid on its own. Together these spellings went to 175 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad | 95 | #1,722 | 566 |
| Rasheed | 36 | #3,294 | 167 |
| Rashid | 31 | #3,640 | 160 |
| Rashaad | 13 | #6,723 | 142 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rashid?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rashid (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rashid born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rashid.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rashid?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Rashid are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 17 and 42. That makes Rashid mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rashid by state
How common Rashid was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Rashid
How popular is the name Rashid?
Rashid was the 3640th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1118th; the most babies were born in 1996 (68). Over the last ten years it has moved down 292 places. More babies were named Rashid in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Rashid a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rashid in the US.
Where is Rashid most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rashid was most common in New York (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.