The baby name Rashidi is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced rah-SHEE-dee (IPA: /rəˈʃiːdi/; Arabic: /raːˈʃiːdi/).
Rashidi is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Rashidi is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced rah-SHEE-dee (IPA: /rəˈʃiːdi/; Arabic: /raːˈʃiːdi/).
Rashidi is Arabic in Origin.
Rashidi is a masculine given name and surname from Arabic, derived from Rashid ('rightly guided, judicious') and the root r-sh-d 'to be on the right path'. The -i ending is a nisba marker meaning 'of/pertaining to', so Rashidi conveys 'one marked by right guidance' or 'of Rashid'. It also recalls al-Rashid, a divine epithet in Islam, reinforcing associations of wisdom and sound judgment.
Used across the Arab world and wider Islamic sphere, the name is especially familiar in Swahili-speaking East Africa and the Horn, and appears as both personal and family name (including Al-Rashidi/Rashaida lineages). Variants and cognates: Rashid, Rasheed, Rachid; feminine Rashida/Rasheeda; Turkish Resit; Persian/Urdu Rashid; Indonesian/Malay Rasyid, Rasyidi. Adoption also rose in late 20th-century African and diaspora communities, while its core sense of right guidance remained constant.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | 0 | #12 | 1 | 425 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #288 | 6 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| MY | 0 | #307 | 24 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #541 | 12 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #593 | 592 | 25,439 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #683 | 15 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #870 | 12 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #888 | 5 | 7,044 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #905 | 47 | 16,906 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,118 | 61 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,598 | 17 | 28,008 |
Rashidi is popular in 30 countries — most recent births per country:
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