Boys' name · since 1978
Abdulrahman
2,947 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.
- #2,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,568 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,947
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,947 babies have been named Abdulrahman since 1978, making it today's #1568 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Abdulrahman recorded 2,947 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #1568 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #2,565 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,568 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,947 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdulrahman ranks #2,565 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,568 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,947 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,568 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,947
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abdulrahman's 2,947 recorded births place it above 94.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Abdulrahman compares
2,947 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Abdulrahman's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abdulrahman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,947 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 155 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abdulrahman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abdulrahman's full recorded timeline at 2003, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 155 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abdulrahman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 155
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Abdulrahman by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,238 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Abdulrahman's strongest decade.
1,238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Abdulrahman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 131
1980s
131 births
- 1990s 357
1990s
357 births
- 2000s
2000s
659 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,238 births
- 2020s
2020s
556 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,238 births (42% of all-time use).
How Abdulrahman compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Abdulrahman's total volume
Abdulrahman by state
Where Abdulrahman concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 295 | 10.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 263 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 225 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 179 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 126 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 77 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 73 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 69 | 2.3% |
295 of 2,947 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Abdulrahman appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abdulrahman's data
- Abdulrahman's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,238 total births) through the 2020s (556) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Abdulrahmans (295 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abdulrahman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Abdulrahman draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.