Rahman

maleStatistical record

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

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

Rahman: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,447 in 2011, and it stood at #3,254 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
27times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1447highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2357
1998	#2419
2000	#3036
2001	#2220
2002	#2636
2003	#3467
2004	#1596
2005	#1991
2006	#2282
2007	#4333
2008	#2276
2009	#1981
2010	#3332
2011	#1447
2012	#1669
2013	#2055
2014	#2248
2015	#3004
2016	#4023
2017	#3040
2018	#2259
2019	#2728
2020	#2404
2021	#3990
2022	#2165
2023	#1799
2024	#3254

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 27 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1447 among boys in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Rahman by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Rahman in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	8	2 of 10	4
2000s	61	10 of 10	6
2010sbusiest	86	10 of 10	9
2020s	41	5 of 10	8

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 9 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Rahman appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1447 in England and Wales in 2011.

Rahman'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3254	6	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1799	13	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2165	10	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3990	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2404	8	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2728	7	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2259	9	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3040	6	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4023	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3004	6	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2248	9	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2055	10	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1669	14	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1447	16	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#3332	5	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1981	10	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2276	8	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#4333	3	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2282	7	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1991	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1596	10	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#3467	3	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2220	5	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2419	4	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2357	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,447, first reached in 2011.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 16 births, registered in England and Wales in 2011.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
25 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#3,254position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
16births registered in its largest year, 2011Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Rahma · #424, 45y
Rahmah · #1353, 23y
Rahul · #247, 29y
Rai · #1516, 22y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Simrit · #1447, 27y
Ani · #1449, 23y
Maimuna · #1449, 28y
Danya · #1450, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Simrit · #1447, 27y
Maimuna · #1449, 28y
Rosalee · #1449, 14y
Annastasia · #1450, 16y

Rahman and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Rahman without appearing here.

Rahman moved ahead of

Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3990 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1799 and #4991.
Kristoffer Compare
In 2008 they stood at #4333 and #4333 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #1981 and #4527.
Garry Compare
In 2017 they stood at #4023 and #3079 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #2259 and #4749.
Jade Compare
In 2017 they stood at #4023 and #4023 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #2259 and #4749.

Moved ahead of Rahman

Gunnar Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1799 and #1906 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #2443.
Rune Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2259 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #2728 and #2104.
Theodor Compare
In 2011 they stood at #1447 and #1522 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #1669 and #1086.
Harper Compare
In 2005 they stood at #1991 and #2754 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #2282 and #2087.

Moved the opposite way to Rahman

Harper Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rahman went from #2220 to #3254 while Harper went from #2587 to #1402.
Rune Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rahman went from #1596 to #3254 while Rune went from #3651 to #1460.
Aksel Compare
Between 2006 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rahman went from #2282 to #3254 while Aksel went from #4052 to #1132.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1447 in England and Wales in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Rahman

Rahman at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Rahman by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Rahman appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Rahman and the names beside it

Rahman moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Rahman

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Rahman at a glance

Rahman by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Rahman appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Rahman and the names beside it

Rahman moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Rahman

Moved the opposite way to Rahman