Abdurrahman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ab-dur-RAH-man
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #820 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,718 for boys
Abdurrahman is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the Most Merciful”. In 2025 it ranked 820th for boys in the UK (44 babies) and 2,718th for boys in the US (47 babies).
What does Abdurrahman mean?
Arabic: 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.
Is Abdurrahman a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdurrahman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 44 boys in the UK and 47 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abdurrahman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #820among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44about 1 in 6,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the UK were named Abdurrahman, making it the 820th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 842nd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 51 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdurrahman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 59 boys in the UK were given Abdurrahman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #619, up from #820 for this spelling alone.
- Abdurrahman 44
- Abdurahman 11
- Abdurrahmaan 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 763rd in England and Wales.
Abdurrahman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #820 |
| 2024 | 35 | #961 |
| 2023 | 46 | #794 |
| 2022 | 39 | #883 |
| 2021 | 47 | #788 |
| 2020 | 40 | #842 |
| 2019 | 34 | #951 |
| 2018 | 32 | #1,002 |
| 2017 | 41 | #860 |
| 2016 | 34 | #973 |
| 2015 | 44 | #794 |
| 2014 | 51 | #708 |
| 2013 | 45 | #784 |
| 2012 | 39 | #873 |
| 2011 | 33 | #952 |
| 2010 | 45 | #751 |
| 2009 | 38 | #839 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,096 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,081 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
How popular is Abdurrahman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the US were named Abdurrahman, making it the 2,718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,135th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
2025 had more boys named Abdurrahman than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Abdurrahman in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 69 boys in the US were given Abdurrahman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,836, up from #2,718 for this spelling alone.
- Abdurrahman 47
- Abdurahman 15
- Abdurahmon 7
Abdurrahman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #2,718 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,103 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,894 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,276 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,135 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,021 |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,540 |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,120 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,305 |
| 2010 | 43 | #2,786 |
| 2009 | 35 | #3,222 |
| 2008 | 35 | #3,219 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,697 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,315 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,070 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
Names like Abdurrahman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Abdullah Ahmed Zayd Mustafa Hamza Azaan Musa Zayaan Zayan Abdirahman Ibrahim
Other spellings of Abdurrahman
Abdurahman Abdurrahmaan
Names related to Abdurrahman
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, “Abdurrahman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdurrahman, updated 20 October 2026.