boy's name

Rabah

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 2,999

Rabah is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Rabah is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1968, when 110 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1946.

Rabah over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Rabah by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 5
1950s 200
1960s 840
1970s 725
1980s 500
1990s 255
2000s 225
2010s 190
2020s (to 2025) 55

How popular is Rabah?

In 2025, Rabah was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Rabah is used

France #2,203 10 in 2025
England & Wales #4,010 4 in 2011

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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Rabah

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

Parents who like Rabah also like

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

Sibling names for Rabah

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

Common questions about Rabah

How popular is the name Rabah?

In 2025, Rabah was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Rabah is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Rabah most popular?

Rabah peaked in 1968, when 110 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Rabah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rabah currently ranks #2,203 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.