How popular is the name Rashad?

Rashad ranks 843rd among boys' names in US records, with 16,274 births since 1973. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,633.

Is Rashad a unisex name?

No. Rashad is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1990, when 682 children were given the name. It has been in use for 52 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Rachad. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#843 of boy names

Pronounced R AH0 SH AA1 D (ARPABET)

Rashad is a boys' name, and first appears in 1973. It has been given to 16,274 children — the 843rd most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 50% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1990, when 682 children were given it.

Rachad is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1990Boys: 682Girls: 5

These spellings sound identical to Rashad and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Rashad?: Rashad ranks 843rd among boys' names in US records, with 16,274 births since 1973. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,633.
Is Rashad a unisex name?: No. Rashad is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Rashad most popular?: 1990, when 682 children were given the name. It has been in use for 52 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Rashad spelled?: Rachad. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.