Rasheed
Rasheed is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu.
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Rasheed
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rasheed is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Rasheed
The earliest SSA record of Rasheed as a baby boy name dates back to 1968, when 6 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 220 newborns named Rasheed — #718 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Rasheeds. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,162 among baby boy names with 26 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 5K Rasheeds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Rasheed
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rasheed. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Rasheed
Rasheed is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Rasheed's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #718. Use the chart and map above to compare Rasheed'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.