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Popularity of the baby name Raghib


Posts that mention the name Raghib

Where did the baby name Qadry come from in 1992?

Football player Qadry Ismail
Qadry Ismail

The curious name Qadry debuted in the U.S. baby name data in 1992 and popped up a few more times during the rest of the 1990s:

  • 1996: unlisted
  • 1995: 5 baby boys named Qadry
  • 1994: unlisted
  • 1993: 13 baby boys named Qadry
  • 1992: 10 baby boys named Qadry [debut]
  • 1991: unlisted
  • 1990: unlisted

The similar names Quadry and Quadree* also debuted in 1992.

What was the influence?

College football player Qadry Ismail (pronounced KAH-dree ISS-my-el), a wide receiver who was also known as “The Missile.” This paired nicely with “The Rocket,” the nickname of his older brother Raghib.

In 1992, Qadry was playing his final season for Syracuse Orangemen. That season was a particularly good one for the school — they won the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy that year — and Qadry was a standout player on the team.

He went on to play for various NFL teams, starting with the Minnesota Vikings, from 1993 until the early 2000s.

Do you like the name Qadry? (How would you spell it?)

*We talked about a 1996 Quadree in the Tale of Two Q(u)adrees post…

Sources: Qadry Ismail – Wikipedia, SSA

Where did the baby name Raghib come from in 1990?

Raghib Ismail on the cover of Sports Illustrated (Sept. 25, 1989)
Raghib Ismail

The name Raghib first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in 1990:

  • 1992: unlisted
  • 1991: 10 baby boys named Raghib
  • 1990: 10 baby boys named Raghib [debut]
  • 1989: unlisted
  • 1988: unlisted

It remained for just one more year before disappearing again.

What was the influence?

College football player Raghib Ismail (pronounced RAHG-ib ISS-my-el), who was a wide receiver and kick returner for Notre Dame for three seasons (1988-1990).

Popularly known as “The Rocket,” he was a finalist for the 1990 Heisman Trophy and the “only college football player among the finalists for the 1990 Sullivan Award as the best amateur athlete in the nation.” He also made the cover of Sports Illustrated twice (in 1989 and 1991).

Though Raghib was called “Rocket” constantly, he didn’t have any affect on the baby name Rocket, which didn’t start popping up in the data until a decade later.

He went on to play professional football in both Canada (1991-1992) and America (1993-2001).

What are your thoughts on the baby name Raghib?

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Image: © 1989 Sports Illustrated