How Many People Are Named Rahman?
An estimated 1,212 people in the United States have the first name Rahman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Rahman peaked in popularity in 1976 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rahman 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 Rahman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,212
About 1 in 282,801 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1976
52 births
Total Registered
1,261
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rahman
Rahman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,261 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rahman as a male name
Ranked #4,988 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 1976 (52 births)
Rahman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rahman span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 311 babies were registered. While Rahman is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rahman by Decade
How has Rahman 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.
Rahman by State
Birth registrations for Rahman span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Jersey, California, New York. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio. On average, about 27 Rahmans were registered per state.
Rahman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rahman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rahman
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Rahman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rahman?
We estimate approximately 1,212 people named Rahman 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 282,801 Americans share this first name.
Is Rahman a common name?
Rahman is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,261 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rahman most popular?
Rahman reached peak popularity in 1976, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rahman is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rahman a male name?
Rahman is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rahman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rahman Smith, Rahman Johnson, Rahman 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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