How Many People Are Named Rahma?
An estimated 1,436 people in the United States have the first name Rahma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Rahma peaked in popularity in 2016 with 97 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rahma as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rahma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Rahma is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,436
About 1 in 238,687 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2016
97 births
Total Registered
1,450
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rahma
Rahma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,450 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rahma as a female name
Ranked #2,258 in 2024
83 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (97 births)
Rahma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rahma span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 669 babies were registered. While Rahma is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rahma by Decade
How has Rahma tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rahma by State
Birth registrations for Rahma span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Tennessee, Georgia, Pennsylvania. On average, about 47 Rahmas were registered per state.
Rahma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rahma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rahma
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rahma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rahma?
We estimate approximately 1,436 people named Rahma are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 238,687 Americans share this first name.
Is Rahma a common name?
Rahma is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,450 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rahma most popular?
Rahma reached peak popularity in 2016, when 97 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rahma is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rahma a female name?
Rahma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rahma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rahma Smith, Rahma Johnson, Rahma Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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