Girl · Arabic
Rashida
Say it: rah-SHEE-dah
Meaning
From Arabic rashīda 'rightly guided', feminine of Rashid.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1970s
In the United States
- 2,986 babies given this name since 1964
- At its height in 1977, about 1 in 4,500 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Rasheeda
| Arabic | Rashīda |
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Famous bearers
- Rashida Jones, actress
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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