Boy’s name · Arabic

Abderahman

How to say it: ab-duh-ra-MAN · /abdeʁaˈman/

From Arabic Abd al-Rahman meaning 'servant of the Merciful' - Maghrebi spelling.

Abderahman was the 2,518th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are down about 66% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,149 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,518for boys in 2025
1 in 92,092US babies
0born in 2025
#4,149projected for 2030
1870sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Abderahman
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#2,518
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 92,092
Peak decade1870s
Change over 10 years−66%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#4,149
In France, 2025#889 among boys’ names, 10 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Abderahman peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1870s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Abde
  • Rahman

Honouring a Abderahman in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Abderahman is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, French.

In France: #889 for boys in 2025.

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