Rahman
Boy · rah-MAHN · Arabic
Rahman is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “most merciful”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Rahman mean?
Arabic: from al-Rahman, a name of God
“most merciful”
Al-Rahman, 'the Most Merciful', is a name of God in Islam, found in the Bismillah that opens all but one chapter of the Qur'an.
- Say it
- rah-MAHN
Is Rahman a girl's or a boy's name?
Rahman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rahman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Rahman, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rahman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Rahman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Rahman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Rahman, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 1976, with 52 boys. It first appears in the records in 1959.
Half of all the boys named Rahman in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rahman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,109 |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,566 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,256 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,492 |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,165 |
| 1981 | 44 | #1,432 |
| 1980 | 33 | #1,726 |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,598 |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,537 |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,707 |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,190 |
| 1975 | 43 | #1,322 |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,692 |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,736 |
| 1972 | 28 | #1,648 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,463 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
Names like Rahman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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