Given name & surname
Rasheed
“one who is guided along the right path”
Rasheed is a variant of Rashid. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is guided along the right path.” Rasheed is a variant of Rashida. In Arabic use, Rashida carries the interpretation “a righteous woman; one who is guided in the right direction.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rasheed is a variant of Rashid. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is guided along the right path.” Rasheed is a variant of Rashida. In Arabic use, Rashida carries the interpretation “a righteous woman; one who is guided in the right direction.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rasheed is a variant of Rashid. An origin associated with Rashid is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rasheed through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,873
- 4,838 boys · 35 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 225 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #3,294 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,294 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 18.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 220 in 1995. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,264 as a first name in 2020; 3,543 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rasheed’s family of names
Rasheed has a related form in Rashida. Rasheed has a related form in Rashid. In English usage, Rasheed has a conventional equivalent in the Kurdish form Reşîd.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rasheed
- Rasheed WallaceAmerican basketball player (born 1974)
- Rasheed BroadbellJamaican hurdlerborn 2000
- Rasheed DwyerJamaican sprinter (born 1989)
- Rasheed SulaimonAmerican-Nigerian basketball playerborn 1994
- Rasheed AraeenEnglish artist (born 1935)
- ShafiIndian director1968–2025
- Rasheed Adisa RajiNigerian military governor
- Rashid AssafSyrian actorborn 1958
- Rasheed OlabiyiNigerian association football playerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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