Raed
Raed, Rayed is an Arabic given name and surname, meaning leader or pioneer. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Raed
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raed, Rayed is an Arabic given name and surname, meaning leader or pioneer. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Raed
Raed first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 23 Raeds were born — ranking #4,438 that year. As of 2026, Raed ranks #5,544 for baby boys with 17 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). In total, more than 488 Raeds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Raed
Raed is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 488 births in the dataset. Raed's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #4,130. Use the chart and map above to compare Raed's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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