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Rasheed

/ɹəˈʃid/ · 99% boys · 36 born in 2025

Rasheed has been given to about 4,873 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ɹəˈʃid/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,518
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rasheed per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 225
  • Born in 202536
  • All time4,873
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Rasheed?

Its best year was 1995, when 225 babies were given the name, ranking 719th. The typical living American called Rasheed is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Rasheed

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rashad0.69
  2. Raheem0.66
  3. Reed0.59
  4. Ahmed0.59
  5. Jared0.56
  6. Jarred0.56
  7. Syed0.51
  8. Raphael0.49

Middle names for Rasheed

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rasheed Paul0.77
  2. Rasheed John0.77
  3. Rasheed Blake0.76
  4. Rasheed Wade0.76
  5. Rasheed Quinn0.76
  6. Rasheed Jude0.76

Sibling names for Rasheed

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.89
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.87
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.87
  4. Tianasister · 0.86
  5. Marisolsister · 0.86
  6. Kareembrother · 0.86

Where Rasheed is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rasheed Anderson0.77
  2. Rasheed White0.72
  3. Rasheed Nguyen0.72
  4. Rasheed Moore0.72
  5. Rasheed Hill0.72
  6. Rasheed Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rasheed

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rasheed across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.