Recorded 1997–2022 Unisex name Peak 1997 56 births

Rahat — boys' name

56 babies named Rahat in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142000s132010s242020s5
2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Rahat was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rahat in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahat

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Rahat between 1997 and 2022, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahat currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Rahat is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahat performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rahat shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rahat in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahat 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 56 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.

Rahat at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

56

Since 1997

26 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1997

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2022

Rahat popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1997

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Rahat popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1999 (Rahat as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1999 5

Rahat by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
24 births that decade — 43% of Rahat's all-time total
1990s142000s132010s242020s5

Rahat by state

Where Rahat concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rahat
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 17.9%
New York share of Rahat's total US births 17.9%

10 of 56 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahat?
56 babies have been named Rahat since 1997. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Rahat most popular?
Rahat was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Rahat most popular?
The top states for the name Rahat are New York (10 births).
Is Rahat a unisex name?
Yes, Rahat is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 56 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Rahat been used?
Rahat has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 26 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Rahat?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raheem, Rahul, Rahim, Rahsaan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1997–2022 (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.