How popular is the name Rasheed?

Rasheed ranks 1,268th among boys' names in US records, with 7,370 births since 1966. Over the past decade it accounts for 754.

Is Rasheed a unisex name?

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

1995, when 278 children were given the name. It has been in use for 59 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

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

Boy name#1,268 of boy names

Pronounced R AA0 SH IY1 D (ARPABET)

Rasheed is a boys' name, and first appears in 1966. It has been given to 7,370 children — the 1,268th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 31% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1995, when 278 children were given it.

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

1995Boys: 278Girls: 5

These spellings sound identical to Rasheed 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 Rasheed?: Rasheed ranks 1,268th among boys' names in US records, with 7,370 births since 1966. Over the past decade it accounts for 754.
Is Rasheed a unisex name?: No. Rasheed is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Rasheed most popular?: 1995, when 278 children were given the name. It has been in use for 59 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Rasheed spelled?: Rashid. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.