Boy or Girl

Is Rashad a boy or girl name?

Rashad is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 91 boys were named Rashad, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 16,236 US babies named Rashad were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#1,797
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Rashad since 1973
16,236
Most popular year
1990
682 babies
Babies named Rashad each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Rashad from 1973 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0200400600800198020002020

Boys and girls named Rashad, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s1,31980.6%
1980s3,774591.5%
1990s4,693180.4%
2000s3,27600%
2010s2,47100%
2020s61800%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202491#1,7970–
2023108#1,6200–
2022140#1,3430–
2021131#1,4040–
2020148#1,2510–
2019202#1,0310–
2018195#1,0440–
2017210#9810–
2016185#1,0710–
2015223#9430–
2014234#9190–
2013244#8700–
2012262#8350–
2011320#7150–
2010396#6220–
2009407#6170–
2008379#6480–
2007439#5840–
2006348#6600–
2005219#8420–
2004264#7230–
2003296#6710–
2002341#5990–
2001302#6300–
2000281#6470–
1999265#6570–
1998343#5700–
1997367#5400–
1996418#4990–
1995469#4690–
1994531#4296#13,018
1993479#4540–
1992539#4150–
1991605#3767#11,188
1990677#3565#14,654
1989661#3486#11,949
1988551#36712#6,573
1987608#33612#6,227
1986479#38510#6,986
1985169#6840–
1984184#6320–
1983218#5735#11,545
1982262#5280–
1981325#46014#5,173
1980317#4730–
1979347#4308#7,838
1978352#4180–
1977311#4550–
1976112#7840–
1975119#7620–
197472#9680–
19736#4,9490–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Rashad reached #336 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #5,173 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Rashad

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.