Rahma
Rahma was the 2253rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 82 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2049th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 199 places. More babies were named Rahma in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,253 girls, up 268 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 82girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201697 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,532babies recorded
Rahma popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,253 | 82 |
| 2020 | #2,521 | 69 |
| 2010 | #3,004 | 57 |
| 2000 | #4,501 | 27 |
| 1990 | #12,502 | 6 |
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How popular is Rahma, counting every spelling?
Rahma is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,690 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,253 for Rahma on its own. Together these spellings went to 105 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahma | 82 | #2,253 | 394 |
| Rahmah | 23 | #5,520 | 65 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rahma?
82 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rahma (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rahma born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 102 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rahma.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rahma?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Rahma are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Rahma a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rahma by state
How common Rahma was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (8.6×), New York (2.6×), Michigan (2.5×), Ohio (2.0×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rahma: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rahma, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rahma
How popular is the name Rahma?
Rahma was the 2253rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 82 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2049th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 199 places. More babies were named Rahma in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rahma a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rahma in the US.
Where is Rahma most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rahma was most common in Minnesota (0.42 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Michigan.