boy's name

Abdurrahman

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 11
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 2,996

Scotland

#680

as Abdur-Rahman, 2014

Abdurrahman is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Abdurrahman is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in 2014, when 48 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 70,542 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1982.

Abdurrahman over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

626
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Abdurrahman by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 40
2000s 366
2010s 626
2020s (to 2025) 385

How popular is Abdurrahman?

In 2025, Abdurrahman was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Abdurrahman is used

Scotland as Abdur-Rahman #680 3 in 2014
England & Wales #767 63 in 2025
Ireland as Abdur Rahman #800 3 in 2022
Canada #1,778 12 in 2024
United States #2,747 47 in 2025
France #6,207 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

How Abdurrahman is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Abdur-Rahman Abdur-Rahman is Abdurrahman written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in England and Wales. 612
Abdur Rahman Abdur Rahman is Abdurrahman written as two words, used in Ireland, where it ranks #800. 3

Names that peaked alongside Abdurrahman

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Abdurrahman over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Abdurrahman

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Abdurrahman — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Abdurrahman

How popular is the name Abdurrahman?

In 2025, Abdurrahman was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Abdurrahman a girl's or a boy's name?

Abdurrahman is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Abdurrahman most popular?

Abdurrahman peaked in 2014, when 48 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Abdurrahman a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Abdurrahman currently ranks #767 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.