Arshad
Boy · AR-shad · Arabic
Arshad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “most rightly guided”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Arshad mean?
Arabic
“most rightly guided”
From the Arabic root r-sh-d 'right guidance', also seen in Rashid.
- Say it
- AR-shad
Is Arshad a girl's or a boy's name?
Arshad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arshad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 129% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Arshad, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Arshad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Arshad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Arshad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Arshad, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Arshad in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arshad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Names like Arshad
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