Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Servant of the merciful one
Servant of the merciful; attribute of God
Syllables
4
Famous People
Omeyade Emirs from Cordoba Abdel Rahman the First, the Second and the third, Sultan of Morocco during the French conquest, Arab General who fought in Gaule and was arrested by Charles Martel; Afghan Emir Abdel Rahman Khan was Emir during the British rule. Malayan Head of State, Abdel Rahman Tunku, was successful in obtaining independence from the British rule.
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #5977, 14 births); most recent 2024 (rank #10889, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 11 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #3586, 4 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4602, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #3708, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence