The baby name Raid is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /raːʔid/ (RAH-eed).
Raid is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Raid is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /raːʔid/ (RAH-eed).
Raid is Arabic in Origin.
Raid is the Latin-script rendering of the Arabic male name Raʾid (رائد), from the root r-ʾ-d meaning “to go ahead, scout, seek pasture.” In classical usage a raʾid was the forerunner sent to find water and grazing; the proverb al‑raʾid lā yakdhibu ahlahu (“the scout does not lie to his people”) underscores its connotations of responsibility and trust. As a given name it has been used across the Arab world from the early Islamic period to the present.
Transliterations vary: Raed, Ra’id, Raaid, and Rayed are common, with the feminine counterpart Ra’ida/Raida. In English contexts the spelling Raid can be misread like the word “raid” (a sudden attack); many families choose Raed or Ra’id to preserve the intended sound: roughly RAA‑id, two syllables with a light glottal stop. Nicknames include Rai or Ray. Related Arabic names with similar leadership meanings include Qa’id (“commander”) and Zaʿīm (“chief”).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| IQ | 0 | #113 | 17 | 3,533 | |
| OM | 0 | #113 | 9 | 6,215 | |
| JO | 0 | #120 | 18 | 2,158 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 1,400 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2019 | #183 | 2 | 1,462 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #187 | 281 | 7,057 |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| PS | 0 | #207 | 12 | 5,692 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| YE | 0 | #245 | 142 | 8,639 | |
| SA | 0 | #246 | 50 | 10,560 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #263 | 625 | 13,071 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| IL | 0 | #276 | 7 | 6,291 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 5,122 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #315 | 11 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| DZ | 0 | #367 | 1,700 | 20,130 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #367 | 190 | 10,655 |
| France | Boys | 2017 | #394 | 3 | 2,842 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #407 | 6 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #421 | 25 | 10,523 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #434 | 177 | 10,983 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #488 | 17 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #492 | 14 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #500 | 6 | 9,305 |
| LY | 0 | #502 | 34 | 12,703 | |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #566 | 11 | 10,045 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| TN | 0 | #596 | 252 | 13,765 | |
| SY | 0 | #600 | 130 | 11,684 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| LB | 0 | #622 | 37 | 13,263 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #666 | 216 | 17,948 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #668 | 15 | 3,552 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #681 | 27 | 18,093 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #696 | 1,356 | 28,008 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #737 | 33 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #750 | 137 | 15,035 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| MA | 0 | #831 | 303 | 20,986 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #860 | 19 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #884 | 52 | 25,931 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #899 | 54 | 5,697 |
| United States | Boys | 2021 | #905 | 6 | 7,214 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #917 | 14 | 5,610 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #919 | 33 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #973 | 9 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,008 | 85 | 22,615 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 8 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,064 | 48 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| TR | 0 | #1,134 | 78 | 19,440 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,420 | 52 | 10,046 |
Raid is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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