Raed, Rayed (; Arabic: , ) is an Arabic given name and surname, meaning leader or pioneer. Notable people with the name include:

Raed

• Raed Arafat (born 1964), Syrian-born physician working in Romania, and Romanian government minister

• Raed Elhamali, Libyan-American basketball player

• Raed Fares, Syrian journalist, activist, and civil society leader

• Raed Jarrar, Iraqi-born architect, blogger, and political advocate

• Raed Al-Jishi (born 1976), Saudi poet and translator

• Ra'ed Al-Nawateer, Jordanian footballer

• Raed Salah, Palestinian politician

• Raed al-Saleh, founder and former director of the Syria Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets; current Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management in the Syrian transitional government

• Raed Zidan, first Palestinian man to summit Mount Everest, first Palestinian man to complete the Seven Summits

Rayed

• Rayed Mohammed Abdullah Ali (born 1978), Saudi Arabian student pilot

• Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi (1988–2009), Saudi Arabian terrorist

• Maryam Rayed, Afghan women's rights activist