girl's name
Rehmat
REH-mat
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,201
Canada
#78
2024 births
Rehmat is a mostly girls' name of Arabic origin meaning "mercy" or "divine compassion". It reaches Punjabi and Urdu through Persian, and is used by Sikh and Muslim families alike — one of the words that crossed the religious line in Punjab without changing meaning.
- Rehmat is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in Canada in 2024, when 306 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in Canada.
- Today about 1 in 998 babies in Canada is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2011.
Rehmat over time
Births per decade in Canada, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 208 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 965 |
What Rehmat means
Rehmat means mercy, and specifically mercy shown from above rather than between equals. The Arabic root r-h-m carries both compassion and the word for a womb, so the mercy it describes is the protective kind.
Where Rehmat comes from
Rehmat is the Punjabi and Urdu form of the Arabic rahma, mercy or compassion, from the root r-h-m. The same root gives ar-Rahman and ar-Rahim, the two divine names that open almost every chapter of the Quran, and it is shared with the Hebrew rechem, womb — a connection that runs through the Semitic languages and shapes what the word means, since the mercy in question is the kind owed by a protector to the protected. Persian carried the word into northern India, where it settled into Punjabi as rehmat and became a given name across religious lines. It is given in Canada to about seventeen girls for every boy.
Rehmat in use
Rehmat ranks 78th in Canada, far ahead of 274th in England and Wales and 2,082nd in the United States. Our records carry it in Britain from 2001 and in Canada from 2011, and its highest recorded use is 2024, the most recent year we hold.
How popular is Rehmat?
In 2024, Rehmat was given to 306 babies in Canada, ranking #78 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Rehmat is used
Figures for Canada withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rehmat
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rehmat also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rehmat over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Rehmat in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Rahmat
Sibling names for Rehmat
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rehmat — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rehmat
What does the name Rehmat mean?
Mercy or divine compassion, from the Arabic rahma — the root behind ar-Rahman, the Merciful.
Is Rehmat a boy's or a girl's name?
Overwhelmingly a girl's name in our records, though it is given to boys as well.
Is Rehmat a Sikh or a Muslim name?
Both. The word is Arabic and reached Punjabi through Persian, and Punjabi-speaking families of either faith use it.
How popular is the name Rehmat?
In 2024, Rehmat was given to 306 babies in Canada, ranking #78 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
When was Rehmat most popular?
Rehmat peaked in 2024, when 306 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rehmat a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rehmat currently ranks #78 in Canada. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.