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Rahma

Girl

Meaning of Rahma: Arabic: 'compassion' or 'mercy'

Rahma is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2171st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 583rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2171

82 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#583

67 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,532

First recorded 1990 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 18 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 27 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 26 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 30 babies2005: 39 babies2006: 39 babies2007: 32 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 41 babies2010: 57 babies20102011: 60 babies2012: 45 babies2013: 62 babies2014: 54 babies2015: 75 babies2016: 97 babies2017: 75 babies2018: 75 babies2019: 69 babies2020: 69 babies20202021: 75 babies2022: 71 babies2023: 83 babies2024: 83 babies2025: 82 babies
US babies named Rahma per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 97.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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