US rank #11109 Boys' name Peak 2000 3,324 births

Rahul — #11109 US boys' name

3,324 babies named Rahul in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#11109
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Rahul was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

196 babies were named Rahul in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahul

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,324 babies named Rahul between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahul currently holds the #11109 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 196 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahul performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,355 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rahul shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 597 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Rahul in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahul 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 3,324 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.

Rahul at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,324

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2000

196 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,109

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rahul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
196
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
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Rahul by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,355 births that decade — 41% of Rahul's all-time total
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Rahul by state

Where Rahul concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rahul
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
597 18.0%
#2 New Jersey
354 10.6%
#3 New York
332 10.0%
#4 Illinois
179 5.4%
#5 Texas
136 4.1%
#6 Michigan
89 2.7%
#7 Massachusetts
62 1.9%
#8 Virginia
46 1.4%
California share of Rahul's total US births 18.0%
Even split

597 of 3,324 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Rahul appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahul?
3,324 babies have been named Rahul since 1966. It currently ranks #11109 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 196 births.
When was Rahul most popular?
Rahul was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,355 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Rahul most popular?
The top states for the name Rahul are California (597 births), New Jersey (354 births), New York (332 births).
How long has the name Rahul been used?
Rahul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rahul?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raheem, Rahim, Rahsaan, Rahman, 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, 1966–2024 (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.