Abdurahman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ab-dur-RAH-man
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,859 for boys
Abdurahman is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the Most Merciful”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Abdurahman mean?
Arabic: spelling of Abdurrahman, itself a spelling of Abdul-Rahman, usual in Turkish
“servant of the Most Merciful”
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf was one of the early companions of the Prophet Muhammad.
Meaning borrowed from Abdurrahman.
Is Abdurahman a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdurahman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abdurahman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Abdurahman, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdurahman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 59 boys in the UK were given Abdurahman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #619, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
- Abdurrahman 44
- Abdurahman 11
- Abdurrahmaan 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Abdurahman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,309 |
| 2015 | 24 | #1,202 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,406 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,241 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 27 | #991 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,180 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Abdurahman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Abdurahman, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Abdurahman in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 69 boys in the US were given Abdurahman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,836, up from #5,859 for this spelling alone.
- Abdurrahman 47
- Abdurahman 15
- Abdurahmon 7
Abdurahman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
Names like Abdurahman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Abdirahman Ahmed Zayd Zayaan Azaan Zayan Hamza Mustafa Musa Ibrahim Huzaifa
Other spellings of Abdurahman
Abdurrahman Abdurrahmaan
Names related to Abdurahman
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Abdurahman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdurahman, updated 20 October 2026.