Rahul
Rahul was the 9498th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 818th with 196 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,263 places. More babies were named Rahul in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,498 boys, up 848 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000196 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,332babies recorded
Rahul popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,498 | 8 |
| 2020 | #10,346 | 7 |
| 2010 | #2,282 | 57 |
| 2000 | #818 | 196 |
| 1990 | #1,774 | 45 |
| 1980 | #1,585 | 38 |
| 1970 | #3,230 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rahul, counting every spelling?
Rahul has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rahul?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rahul (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rahul 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rahul.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rahul?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Rahul are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 22 and 34. That makes Rahul mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
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Questions about the name Rahul
How popular is the name Rahul?
Rahul was the 9498th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 818th with 196 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,263 places. More babies were named Rahul in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Rahul a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rahul in the US.