Rahman
Rahman was the 4353rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1206th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 497 places. More babies were named Rahman in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,353 boys, down 354 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197652 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,286babies recorded
Rahman popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,353 | 24 |
| 2020 | #3,999 | 26 |
| 2010 | #3,964 | 26 |
| 2000 | #4,335 | 18 |
| 1990 | #3,922 | 15 |
| 1980 | #1,756 | 33 |
| 1970 | #2,481 | 15 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rahman, counting every spelling?
Rahman has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rahman?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rahman (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rahman 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rahman.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rahman?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Rahman are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 15 and 47. That makes Rahman mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Rahman by state
How common Rahman was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys 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 Rahman: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rahman, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rahman
How popular is the name Rahman?
Rahman was the 4353rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1206th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 497 places. More babies were named Rahman in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Rahman a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rahman in the US.
Where is Rahman most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rahman was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).