Given name & surname
Raed
“a red-haired man; one who lives near the reeds”
Raed is a variant of Reid. One English interpretation is “a red-haired man; one who lives near the reeds.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raed is a variant of Reid. One English interpretation is “a red-haired man; one who lives near the reeds.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Raed is a variant of Reid. An origin associated with Reid is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raed through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 477
- 477 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,501 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,501 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 23.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,459 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Raed
- Raed ChikhaouiTunisian association football player (born 2001)born 2004
- Raed SalahPalestinian politicianborn 1956
- Raed ArafatSyrian-born Romanian intensive care physicianborn 1964
- Raed Ibrahim SalehOmani footballerborn 1992
- Raed al AtarCommander of the Rafah company of the Hamas Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades1974–2014
- Raed Faresfootballerborn 1982
- Raed Al KarmiCommander in Chief of Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades1974–2002
- Ra'ad Sa'adPalestinian Hamas commander (1972–2025)
- Raed JarrarIraqi architectborn 1953
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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