Boys' name · since 1959
Rahman
Rahman has 1,286 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,286
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rahman currently ranks #4288 among boys' names in America, with 1,286 babies recorded since 1959.
Rahman has 1,286 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4288 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #4,380 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,288 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,286 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahman ranks #4,380 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,288 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,286 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,286
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rahman's 1,286 recorded births place it above 90.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
How Rahman compares
1,286 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Rahman's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rahman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,286 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rahman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rahman's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rahman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Rahman by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (311 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Rahman's strongest decade.
311 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Rahman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s
1970s
311 births
- 1980s
1980s
210 births
- 1990s
1990s
176 births
- 2000s
2000s
190 births
- 2010s
2010s
207 births
- 2020s
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 311 births (24% of all-time use).
How Rahman 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 Rahman's total volume
Rahman by state
Where Rahman concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 71 | 5.5% |
| #2 | California | | 65 | 5.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 51 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
71 of 1,286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Rahman's data
- Rahman's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (311 total births) through the 2020s (133) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Rahmans (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Rahman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Rahman 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.