Given name
Rashaad
“one who has good judgment”
Rashaad is a variant of Rashad. One Arabic interpretation is “one who has good judgment.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rashaad is a variant of Rashad. One Arabic interpretation is “one who has good judgment.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rashaad is a variant of Rashad. An origin associated with Rashad is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rashaad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,408
- 3,408 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 140 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,723 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,723 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 140 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,376 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.
Rashaad’s family of names
Rashaad has a related form in Rashad.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Rashaad
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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