Abdur-Rahmaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ab-door-rah-MAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
Abdur-Rahmaan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the Most Merciful”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abdur-Rahmaan mean?
Arabic: Arabic Abd al-Rahman
“servant of the Most Merciful”
A hadith names Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman as the names most beloved to God.
Is Abdur-Rahmaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdur-Rahmaan is a boys' name.
How popular is Abdur-Rahmaan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdur-Rahmaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Abdur-Rahmaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Abdur-Rahmaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abdirahman, Abdullahi, Ahmed, Saif, Abdullah, Abdulaziz, Abdulmalik, Azaan, Abdul-Ahad, Abdul-Hadi, Abdur, Faizan
Names related to Abdur-Rahmaan
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Abdur-Rahmaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdur-rahmaan, updated 20 October 2026.