Is Rahman a boy or girl name?

Rahman is a boy’s name. Of the 1,286 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Rahman

Recorded 1959–2025 · United States

Rahman was most popular in 1976, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,878 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,286 people named Rahman.

Rahman over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rahman’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rahman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rahman is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,286 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rahman

Where Rahman is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org