Recorded 1985–2016 Boys' name Peak 2003 141 births

Rehman — boys' name

141 babies named Rehman in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s492000s712010s16
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Rehman was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

15 babies were named Rehman in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rehman

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Rehman between 1985 and 2016, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rehman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rehman performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rehman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rehman in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rehman 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 141 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.

Rehman at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

141

Since 1985

32 years of records

Peak year

2003

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1985

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2016

Rehman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1985

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2003)
15
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 20162008200520021999199619931985 5

Rehman by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
71 births that decade — 50% of Rehman's all-time total
1980s51990s492000s712010s16

Rehman by state

Where Rehman concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rehman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 7.1%
New York share of Rehman's total US births 7.1%

10 of 141 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rehman?
141 babies have been named Rehman since 1985. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2003 with 15 births.
When was Rehman most popular?
Rehman was most popular in the 2000s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Rehman most popular?
The top states for the name Rehman are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Rehman been used?
Rehman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 32 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Rehman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rehan, Rehaan, Rehansh, Rehmat, and 1 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, 1985–2016 (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.