Recorded 1976–2005 Boys' name Peak 1979 43 births

Rahmaan — boys' name

43 babies named Rahmaan in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s261980s61990s62000s5
1970s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Rahmaan was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rahmaan in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahmaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Rahmaan between 1976 and 2005, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahmaan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahmaan performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rahmaan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahmaan 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 43 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.

Rahmaan at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

43

Since 1976

30 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1976

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2005

Rahmaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1976

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
456789 2005199019801979197819771976 6

Rahmaan by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
26 births that decade — 60% of Rahmaan's all-time total
1970s261980s61990s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahmaan?
43 babies have been named Rahmaan since 1976. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Rahmaan most popular?
Rahmaan was most popular in the 1970s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Rahmaan been used?
Rahmaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 30 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Rahmaan?
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, 1976–2005 (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.