Rashad
Featured in baby name books
Rashad is an Arabic name meaning “good judgment” or “counselor.” Rashad is also glossed as “moral work,” with Rashid as a variant. NFL commentator Ahmad Rashad and actress Phylicia Rashad raised its profile.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Rashad in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Rashad against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Rashad is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Rashad in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 95 boys were named Rashad, making it the #1708 boys' name in the US. Since 1973, 16,247 boys have been named Rashad, with the most (677) in 1990. It is most common, relative to births, in Louisiana, Georgia and Florida.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Poland | #998 boys (all ages) | 295 | Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji), PESEL register, via dane.gov.pl, 2026 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Rashad
There are 9 towns and villages with Rashad in their name, in 5 countries.
🇪🇬 Egypt 2🇮🇶 Iraq 2🇸🇾 Syria 2🇾🇪 Yemen 2🇸🇩 Sudan 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Ar Rashād | Daraa, 🇸🇾 Syria | – | Map |
| Kharābat Rashād | Dhamār, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Maḩall Rashād | Ḩajjah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Rashād | Southern Kordofan, 🇸🇩 Sudan | – | Map |
| Qaryat ar Rashād | Anbar, 🇮🇶 Iraq | – | Map |
| Qaryat ar Rashād | Diyala, 🇮🇶 Iraq | – | Map |
| Rasm ar Rashād | Daraa, 🇸🇾 Syria | – | Map |
| ‘Izbat Rashād al Kabīrah | Dakahlia, 🇪🇬 Egypt | – | Map |
| ‘Izbat Rashād aş Şaghīrah | Dakahlia, 🇪🇬 Egypt | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Rashad
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Rashad.
Rashad Baker
Rashad Johnson
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