Rehman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- reh-MAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
Rehman is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “merciful”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rehman mean?
Arabic: spelling of Rahman, from Arabic rahman 'merciful'
“merciful”
Ar-Rahman, 'the Most Merciful', is one of the names of God and the title of the 55th chapter of the Quran.
Is Rehman a girl's or a boy's name?
Rehman is a boys' name.
How popular is Rehman in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rehman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Rehman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Rehman in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the boys named Rehman in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rehman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
Names like Rehman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Hassan Faizan Ahmed Usman Raheem Abdulrahman Muhammad Fahad Rayyan Abdurrahman Abdullah
Names related to Rehman
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, “Rehman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rehman, updated 20 October 2026.