MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rahman mean?
Raḥmān is an Arabic intensive word for mercy. In devotional use al-Rahman is a name of God, and Rahman also functions as a personal name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रहमान
Conventional spelling
Arabic
رحمن
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rahman in Indian usage
24,327 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (94.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,373 records (5.6%).
- Recorded as male: 22,954 records (94.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 874 |
| 1940s | 1,937 |
| 1950s | 3,070 |
| 1960s | 4,075 |
| 1970s | 4,474 |
| 1980s | 5,159 |
| 1990s | 4,460 |
| Other decades | 278 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 9,209 |
| Bihar | 4,455 |
| Maharashtra | 2,800 |
| Rajasthan | 2,539 |
| Jharkhand | 2,160 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,820 |
| Haryana | 532 |
| Uttarakhand | 519 |
| Assam | 123 |
| Other states | 170 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Rahman / M | 7 | 2,952 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Rahman ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rahman; Table_6, C3178 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rahman; Table_6, C3178
- Wiktionary: रहमान ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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