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The baby name Rashed is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-shed (common English),RAH-sheed / Rāshid (Arabic),IPA: /ˈræʃɪd/ or /ˈrɑːʃɪd/.

Rashed is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: RAH-shed (common English),RAH-sheed / Rāshid (Arabic),IPA: /ˈræʃɪd/ or /ˈrɑːʃɪd/

What is the meaning of the name Rashed ?

The baby name Rashed is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-shed (common English),RAH-sheed / Rāshid (Arabic),IPA: /ˈræʃɪd/ or /ˈrɑːʃɪd/.

Rashed is Arabic in Origin.

Arabic in origin, Rashed derives from rashid (راشد), built on the triliteral root r-sh-d meaning “right guidance, sound judgment, maturity.” The name conveys “rightly guided,” “wise,” and “of sound judgment.” It is related to the divine epithet al-Rashid (“the Guide to the Right Path”) and echoes across Islamic tradition; the famed Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid popularized the epithet in literature and lore.

Rashed has been used for centuries throughout the Arabic-speaking world and in Muslim communities from South Asia to North and West Africa, often appearing as both given name and family name. Common variants and transliterations include Rashid, Rasheed, Rachid (Maghrebi/French), Rašid (Bosnian), and Raşit (Turkish); Rashida is the feminine counterpart, while Rashad is a related name from the same root. The spelling Rashed is especially encountered in the Gulf and the Bengali-speaking diaspora.

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Rashed – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
JO Boys 0 #48 1,804 7,057
AF 0 #61 16 1,883
BD Boys 0 #61 2,510 10,045
MV Boys 0 #73 7 3,375
KW 0 #78 39 5,216
AE 0 #80 99 10,220
BD 0 #81 180 5,992
SD 0 #82 19 2,130
QA 0 #83 18 7,011
AF Girls 0 #89 6 2,402
JO 0 #93 45 2,158
OM 0 #100 17 6,215
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
HU 0 #114 2 1,675
AE Boys 0 #120 3,524 22,615
KW Boys 0 #120 1,511 18,755
CY Boys 0 #130 2 3,473
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
BN Boys 0 #132 8 6,332
SD Boys 0 #138 505 10,523
AF Boys 0 #148 143 3,535
BH 0 #153 564 17,937
SA 0 #159 139 10,560
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
Sweden Boys 2021 #182 2 1,578
YE 0 #193 227 8,639
OM Boys 0 #205 1,352 17,948
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
PS 0 #207 12 5,692
BG Boys 0 #219 2 3,850
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
QA Boys 0 #239 656 18,093
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
GR Boys 0 #255 13 6,912
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
JO Girls 0 #271 55 7,570
QA Girls 0 #271 46 15,378
SA Boys 0 #271 5,145 28,008
IL 0 #277 6 6,291
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
OM Girls 0 #306 91 15,987
BD Girls 0 #309 78 8,413
EG Boys 0 #314 1,106 15,035
DK Boys 0 #315 11 7,401
IQ Boys 0 #321 459 13,071
CN Boys 0 #323 9 9,639
PS Boys 0 #324 257 10,655
Canada Boys 2016 #328 6 2,391
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
SY 0 #335 571 11,684
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
LY 0 #345 202 12,703
SD Girls 0 #352 7 7,678
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
GH Boys 0 #359 3 8,138
EG 0 #364 37 6,387
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
PT Boys 0 #378 4 7,951
IL Boys 0 #388 239 10,983
Finland Boys 0 #401 27 2,041
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
IR Boys 0 #412 146 10,162
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
Austria Boys 0 #426 17 2,180
AE Girls 0 #437 117 20,968
KW Girls 0 #455 61 19,177
IQ Girls 0 #486 19 11,303
SG Boys 0 #487 216 17,960
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
LB 0 #500 160 13,263
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
RU Boys 0 #521 6 12,621
PS Girls 0 #539 9 10,981
IR Girls 0 #543 3 8,334
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
IL Girls 0 #608 10 11,648
SG Girls 0 #626 7 18,916
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
Finland Boys 2026 #677 6 3,552
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
SA Girls 0 #743 193 25,931
TN 0 #810 20 13,765
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
United States Boys 2024 #878 15 7,044
Germany Boys 0 #888 65 5,697
NL Boys 0 #916 36 5,873
Spain Boys 0 #917 14 5,610
EG Girls 0 #919 41 14,742
NG Boys 0 #941 11 16,906
IN Boys 0 #976 26 16,750
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
MY Boys 0 #998 114 25,439
TR 0 #1,024 188 19,440
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
MY Girls 0 #1,067 6 24,821
MA 0 #1,068 61 20,986
ZA Boys 0 #1,135 44 25,619
DZ 0 #1,230 5 20,130
IT Boys 0 #1,265 207 10,046
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781

Rashed is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Sweden
Canada
AE
AF

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People also ask about Rashed

Rashed is predominantly a boy's name.
Rashed is a 2 syllable name, pronounced RAH-shed (common English),RAH-sheed / Rāshid (Arabic),IPA: /ˈræʃɪd/ or /ˈrɑːʃɪd/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Rashid, Rasheed, Rachid, Rashād, Rashad and Arshad.
Across languages, Rashed has these equivalents: Hadi (guide), Mahdi (guided one), Arshad (more rightly guided), Rashad (right conduct), Hakim (wise).
Yes — Rashed ranked #182 in Sweden in 2021, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Rashed ranks highest in Sweden (#182 in 2021).
Rashed's popularity is rising. It moved from #881 in 2014 to #878 in 2024 in United States.