US rank #1710 Boys' name Peak 2016 2,837 births

Abdulrahman — #1710 US boys' name

2,837 babies named Abdulrahman in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1710
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Abdulrahman was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

155 babies were named Abdulrahman in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abdulrahman

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,837 babies named Abdulrahman between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abdulrahman currently holds the #1710 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 155 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abdulrahman performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,238 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Abdulrahman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 295 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Abdulrahman in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abdulrahman in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,837 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Abdulrahman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,837

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2016

155 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,710

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abdulrahman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
155
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Abdulrahman by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,238 births that decade — 44% of Abdulrahman's all-time total
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Abdulrahman by state

Where Abdulrahman concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Abdulrahman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
295 10.4%
#2 New York
251 8.8%
#3 Texas
208 7.3%
#4 Michigan
165 5.8%
#5 Illinois
118 4.2%
#6 Ohio
73 2.6%
#7 Minnesota
69 2.4%
#8 Virginia
65 2.3%
California share of Abdulrahman's total US births 10.4%
Even split

295 of 2,837 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Abdulrahman appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abdulrahman?
2,837 babies have been named Abdulrahman since 1978. It currently ranks #1710 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 155 births.
When was Abdulrahman most popular?
Abdulrahman was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,238 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Abdulrahman most popular?
The top states for the name Abdulrahman are California (295 births), New York (251 births), Texas (208 births).
How long has the name Abdulrahman been used?
Abdulrahman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abdulrahman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abdullah, Abdiel, Abdul, Abdirahman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.