Rahat
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAH-hat
- Origin
- Arabic
Rahat is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “comfort, ease”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rahat mean?
Arabic: from Arabic raha 'comfort, ease', also used in Urdu and Bengali
“comfort, ease”
Arabic raha means comfort or rest; the word is also used in Urdu, Bengali and Persian.
Is Rahat a girl's or a boy's name?
Rahat is a boys' name.
How popular is Rahat in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rahat in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2004, 21% of the babies named Rahat in the UK were girls.
Rahat in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Rahat
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan Saif Qasim Haseeb Umair Samir Murat Habib Zohaib Hamza Hammad Saeed
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, “Rahat: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rahat, updated 20 October 2026.