Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 1976

Rahman

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #4,353 Trend ↑ Rising 11%
Rank 2025
#4,353
among boys · ↑659 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
24
named Rahman · +20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 71,170
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1976
52 babies
All-time total
1,286
#4,380 all-time among boys
First recorded
1959
in Social Security records

Rahman popularity over time

1,286 babies have been named Rahman since 1959, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1976Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 5 1 – #4,433
1960s 54 5 +980% #2,284
1970s 311 31 +476% #1,206
1980s 210 21 -32% #1,447
1990s 176 18 -16% #2,837
2000s 190 19 +8% #3,207
2010s 207 21 +9% #3,964
2020s (to 2025) 133 22 +7% #3,999

Where Rahman is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 24 0.01 outside top 500
2027 25 0.01 outside top 500
2028 25 0.01 outside top 500
2029 25 0.01 outside top 500
2030 26 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Rahman

Rahman is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,353 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1959, 1,286 American babies have been named Rahman. Its peak came in 1976, when 52 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rahman stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rahman?

The median living Rahman is about 30 years old; half are between 14 and 46. An estimated 1,200 people named Rahman are alive in the United States today.

median 30 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rahman year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 24 #4,353
2024 20 #5,012
2023 26 #4,189
2022 22 #4,662
2021 15 #5,968
2020 26 #3,999
2019 17 #5,508
2018 24 #4,318
2017 24 #4,305
2016 24 #4,284
2015 20 #4,850
2014 21 #4,664
2013 18 #5,121
2012 15 #5,919
2011 18 #5,146
2010 26 #3,964
2009 18 #5,260
2008 20 #4,857
2007 18 #5,161
2006 20 #4,643
2005 15 #5,512
2004 24 #3,830
2003 10 #7,115
2002 19 #4,292
2001 28 #3,207
2000 18 #4,335
1995 23 #3,075
1990 15 #3,922
1985 8 #5,045
1980 33 #1,756
1975 43 #1,338
1970 15 #2,481
1965 6 #3,832
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Famous people named Rahman

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rahman Baba Rahman Baba Pashtun Sufi saint and poet (c. 1653–1711) 1632–1706 · 17th century
  2. 2 Rahman Rezaei Rahman Rezaei Iranian football player and coach b. 1975 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Rahman Ahmadi Rahman Ahmadi Iranian goalkeeper b. 1980 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rahman, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rahman?

The median living Rahman is about 30 years old. Half of all living Rahmans are between 14 and 46 years old.

How many people named Rahman are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Rahman are alive in the United States, based on 1,286 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rahman in 2025?

Rahman ranked #4,353 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rahman?

1,286 babies have been named Rahman in the United States since 1959, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rahman most popular?

Rahman peaked in 1976, when 52 newborns received the name.

Is Rahman a boy or girl name?

Rahman is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rahman rising or falling?

Rahman is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rahman become more popular?

Rahman is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 26 boys named Rahman in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rahman?

Well-known people named Rahman include Rahman Baba (writer), Rahman Rezaei (soccer player), Rahman Ahmadi (soccer player).

Names like Rahman

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