MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rashid mean?
Rashid comes from Arabic rashīd, rightly guided or sensible. Its root concerns sound judgment and a right path, which explains both the ethical and intellectual shades of the name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रशीद
Conventional spelling
Arabic
رشيد
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rashid in Indian usage
14,639 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 155 records (1.1%).
- Recorded as male: 14,484 records (98.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 702 |
| 1960s | 2,053 |
| 1970s | 5,667 |
| 1980s | 5,095 |
| 1990s | 955 |
| Other decades | 167 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 13,424 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,109 |
| Other states | 106 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Rashid / M | 8 | 2,664 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Rashid ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rashid; Table_6, C2882 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rashid; Table_6, C2882
- Wiktionary: رشيد ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.