Rashad
- Pronunciation
- [Ra-shad]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Integrity Of Conduct
- Origin
- Arabic
About the Name Rashad
Rashad is a name of Arabic origin, understood to mean "integrity of conduct" or right guidance — a name that points toward maturity, good judgment, and an upright path. It belongs to the rich tradition of Arabic names that name a virtue or a quality of character, giving it both a strong, confident sound and a meaning rooted in honor and wisdom. Names of this kind are cherished for the high ideals they hold up for a child to grow into.
The name's appeal lies in that pairing of a bold, two-syllable rhythm with a thoughtful, dignified meaning. It carries a sense of poise and self-possession, and its strong stress and clear vowels give it a memorable, resonant quality. It has worn well across communities drawn to meaningful Arabic names, and it offers several looks through its recorded variants, which include Rashaad, Rasheed, and Rashid.
Rashad first entered the US Social Security top-1000 for boys in 2000, reached its best rank of #584 in 2007, and remained in the rankings through 2017, when it appeared at #981. Along the way it stood at #943 in 2015 and #919 in 2014, and across that run it was given to roughly 5,165 boys. Its long presence reflects the steady appeal of strong, virtue-rooted Arabic names — a meaningful, confident choice that holds up an ideal of honor and good judgment.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Rashad
US Popularity History (2000–2017)
Annual US births named Rashad by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2007 with 439 boys named Rashad (boy rank #584 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2017, ranked #981 for boys (210 US births). That's 397 places below its 2007 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Rashad Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Rashad the strongest states are South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | #631 | 27 |
| 2 | Georgia | #648 | 108 |
| 3 | Louisiana | #654 | 73 |
| 4 | Alabama | #667 | 28 |
| 5 | Illinois | #717 | 40 |
| 6 | Maryland | #735 | 26 |
| 7 | Virginia | #754 | 25 |
| 8 | North Carolina | #780 | 31 |
| 9 | Missouri | #811 | 38 |
| 10 | Michigan | #819 | 26 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Rashad in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Rashad to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Rashad against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).