girl's name

Rahma

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 6,169

England and Wales

#460

2025 births

Rahma is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 82 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Rahma is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2018, when 115 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 7,860 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1951.

Rahma over time

Births per decade in France, 1950s 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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'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Rahma by decade in France
Decade Births
1950s 65
1960s 215
1970s 220
1980s 220
1990s 265
2000s 535
2010s 920
2020s (to 2025) 500

How popular is Rahma?

In 2025, Rahma was given to 75 babies in France, ranking #575 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Rahma is used

England & Wales #460 87 in 2025
France #575 75 in 2025
Ireland #790 4 in 2016
Scotland #876 3 in 2024
Canada #1,032 26 in 2024
United States #2,245 82 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.

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 Rahma

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

Parents who like Rahma also like

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

Sibling names for Rahma

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

Common questions about Rahma

How popular is the name Rahma?

In 2025, Rahma was given to 75 babies in France, ranking #575 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Rahma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Rahma most popular?

Rahma peaked in 2018, when 115 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Rahma a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rahma currently ranks #460 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.