Given name
Rashard
“a good-hearted man”
Rashard is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a good-hearted man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a good-hearted man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
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
Rashard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,712
- 2,712 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 97 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #8,096 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,096 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 46.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 97 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,008 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.
Rashard’s family of names
Rashard has a related form in Rasherd. Rashard has a related form in Rashird. Rashard has a related form in Rashurd.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Rashard
- Rashard LewisAmerican basketball player (born 1979)
- Rashard GriffithAmerican basketball player (born 1974)
- Rashard Mendenhallplayer of American footballborn 1987
- Rashard KellyAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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