Abdirahman
Boy · ab-di-RAH-man · Arabic
Abdirahman is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the Most Merciful”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 3,239th for boys in the US (36 babies).
What does Abdirahman mean?
Arabic: Somali form of Abdul-Rahman
“servant of the Most Merciful”
Ar-Rahman, 'the Most Merciful', is one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
- Say it
- ab-di-RAH-man
Is Abdirahman a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdirahman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 36 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abdirahman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Abdirahman, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 2006, with 98 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdirahman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Abdirahman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,263 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,166 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 30 | #1,037 |
| 2018 | 32 | #1,002 |
| 2017 | 34 | #985 |
| 2016 | 43 | #822 |
| 2015 | 46 | #776 |
| 2014 | 54 | #683 |
| 2013 | 65 | #603 |
| 2012 | 65 | #610 |
| 2011 | 71 | #554 |
| 2010 | 74 | #527 |
| 2009 | 75 | #515 |
| 2008 | 90 | #459 |
| 2007 | 89 | #440 |
| 2006 | 98 | #390 |
| 2005 | 92 | #376 |
| 2004 | 68 | #448 |
| 2003 | 58 | #472 |
| 2002 | 37 | #606 |
| 2001 | 25 | #768 |
| 2000 | 25 | #763 |
| 1999 | 26 | #717 |
| 1998 | 32 | #620 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
How popular is Abdirahman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 47,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the US were named Abdirahman, making it the 3,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,922nd. Its busiest year was 2013, with 141 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Abdirahman than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Abdirahman in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abdirahman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,239 |
| 2024 | 49 | #2,674 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,613 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,407 |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,192 |
| 2020 | 76 | #1,922 |
| 2019 | 83 | #1,823 |
| 2018 | 94 | #1,679 |
| 2017 | 138 | #1,306 |
| 2016 | 109 | #1,532 |
| 2015 | 117 | #1,444 |
| 2014 | 122 | #1,389 |
| 2013 | 141 | #1,250 |
| 2012 | 101 | #1,562 |
| 2011 | 118 | #1,404 |
| 2010 | 95 | #1,639 |
| 2009 | 92 | #1,697 |
| 2008 | 93 | #1,655 |
| 2007 | 78 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 74 | #1,840 |
| 2005 | 65 | #1,939 |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,098 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,176 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,628 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,557 |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,471 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
Names like Abdirahman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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