Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Rashid

rah-SHEED · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
rightly guided; wise counselor
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
wisdom · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3568
2024 births32
Peak year1996
First appeared1966
Total US births2,534
1996 peak19661981199520102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Rash
Alternate spellings
RasheedRachidRashed
In other languages
Reshid (Turkish)Rashid (Persian)

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Notable people named Rashid

Harun al-Rashid (Abbasid caliph)