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Rahma

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rahma: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #460 to #1914.200020052010201520202025#460#1914
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1914
1997#1666
1998#1259
1999#1160
2000#1313
2001#816
2002#1151
2003#1026
2004#985
2005#890
2006#704
2007#854
2008#899
2009#1171
2010#758
2011#789
2012#916
2013#772
2014#832
2015#794
2016#994
2017#771
2018#755
2019#590
2020#683
2021#840
2022#839
2023#647
2024#583
2025#460

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 37 of the 53 years from 1969 to 2021.

In 2024: #583 among girls in England and Wales, #790 among girls in Scotland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1969–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1969

    First recorded at #576 among girls in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1969–2021

    Highest recorded position: #424 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1969–2021).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #460 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1969 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #424 in Norway in 2006.

Rahma's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#46087HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#58367HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#64756HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#83942HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#84042HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#68354HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#59067HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#75552HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#77151HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#99436HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#79448HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#83246HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#77250HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#91640HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#78947HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#75848HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#117126HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#89936HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#85437HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#70444HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#89031HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#98525HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#102623HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#115118HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#81629HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#131314HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#116017HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#125915HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#166610HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#19148HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#4914HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#4885HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#4387HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#5454HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#4916HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#5664HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#4966HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#5066HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5475HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#5565HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5735HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#4668HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#4249HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#5665HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#4936HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#4757HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#4418HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#6304HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#5745HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#5805HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5426HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#6504HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#5955HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#5666HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6774HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#5018HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#6395HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#6265HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#5706HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#4569HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#6215HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#4259HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#6624HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#5346HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#6394HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#5705HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#5764HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#6635HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#8423HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5505HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rahma is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Rahma, between 1969 and 2025, in 46 of those 57 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: highest position in 2006England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2025Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2006ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419692025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1969–202137#424 in 2006
England and Wales1996–202530#460 in 2025
Republic of Ireland2006–20165#550 in 2006
Scotland20241#790 in 2024

Its high point came 19 years earlier in Norway (2006) than in England and Wales (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 7 years after 1969; it appears again in 1977.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Rahma

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1969–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1969 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #424 in Norway in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.