Rahul
Recorded 1966–2025 · United States
Rahul was most popular in 2000, when 196 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,856 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,332 people named Rahul.
Rahul over time
How old is the name Rahul?
Rahul first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1966, which makes it about 59 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 58 of the 60 years since.
How many people are named Rahul?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 3,332 American births named Rahul between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 3,229 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Rahul in 2025?
8 American babies were named Rahul in 2025, ranking #18,449 that year.
Is Rahul getting more or less popular?
Rahul is falling. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 9 births a year, against 30 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -71% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Is Rahul a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Rahul is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,332 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.
How old is someone named Rahul?
Roughly 3,229 Americans named Rahul are alive today — 97% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 26 years old, and half are between 22 and 34. That is a narrow band: Rahul arrived and faded within about a decade rather than staying in steady use.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
Where Rahul 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