US rank #11181 Boys' name Peak 1991 722 births

Rahmel — #11181 US boys' name

722 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.

1970s431980s1641990s1842000s1652010s1072020s59
#11181
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Rahmel was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

24 babies were named Rahmel in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahmel

The Social Security Administration has registered 722 babies named Rahmel between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahmel currently holds the #11181 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahmel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rahmel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 314 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Rahmel in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahmel 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 722 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.

Rahmel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

722

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1991

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,181

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rahmel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
24
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0510152025 20242017201020031996198919821975 6

Rahmel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
184 births that decade — 25% of Rahmel's all-time total
1970s431980s1641990s1842000s1652010s1072020s59

Rahmel by state

Where Rahmel concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Rahmel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
314 43.5%
#2 North Carolina
5 0.7%
#3 New Jersey
5 0.7%
New York share of Rahmel's total US births 43.5%
Even split

314 of 722 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahmel?
722 babies have been named Rahmel since 1975. It currently ranks #11181 among boys. The peak year was 1991 with 24 births.
When was Rahmel most popular?
Rahmel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Rahmel most popular?
The top states for the name Rahmel are New York (314 births), North Carolina (5 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Rahmel been used?
Rahmel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rahmel?
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.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.