Unisex name · since 1997
Rahat
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.
- #21,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rahat is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 56 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahat has been recorded 56 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2022.
- #21,411 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 56 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahat ranks #21,411 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rahat's 56 recorded births place it above 52.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rahat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rahat's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rahat popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022
- Peak year (1997)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Rahat popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1999 (Rahat as girls' name)
Rahat by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (24 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Rahat's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Rahat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (43% of all-time use).
Rahat by state
Where Rahat concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 17.9% |
10 of 56 births nationwide.
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- Rahat's decade-level peak was the 2010s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rahats (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rahat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~25 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, 1997–2022 (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 Rahat 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.