Boys' name · since 1975
Rahmel
732 babies named Rahmel in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,829 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 732
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rahmel is the #7829 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 732 recorded since 1975.
Rahmel has 732 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7829 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #6,250 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,829 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 732 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahmel ranks #6,250 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,829 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 732 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,829 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 732
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rahmel's 732 recorded births place it above 86.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Rahmel compares
732 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Rahmel's all-time total is 98% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rahmel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 732 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rahmel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rahmel splits its recorded history at 2000: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rahmel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Rahmel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (184 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Rahmel's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Rahmel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 184 births (25% of all-time use).
How Rahmel 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 Rahmel's total volume
Rahmel by state
Where Rahmel concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 314 | 42.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
314 of 732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Rahmel's data
- Rahmel's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (184 total births) through the 2020s (69) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rahmels (314 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rahmel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Rahmel 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.