Abdurrahman
Abdelrahman or Abd al-Rahman or Abdul Rahman or Abdur Rahman or Abdurrahman or Abdrrahman is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Rahman. The name means "servant of the most gracious", ar-Rahman being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Bengali
Meaning & Origin of Abdurrahman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abdelrahman or Abd al-Rahman or Abdul Rahman or Abdur Rahman or Abdurrahman or Abdrrahman is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Rahman. The name means "servant of the most gracious", ar-Rahman being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Bengali
The Story of Abdurrahman
American parents first put Abdurrahman on the record books as a baby boy name in 1982, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 48 Abdurrahmans were born — ranking #2,542 that year. About 33% of every Abdurrahman on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Abdurrahman ranks #2,998 for baby boys with 41 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Abdurrahman
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Abdurrahman. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Abd al-Rahim
- Abd al-Rahman
- Abd ar-Rahim
- Abd ar-Rahman
- Abdelrahman
- Abderrahim
- Abderrahmane
- Abdul Rahman
- Abdulrahman
- Abdur Rahim
- Abdur Rahman
Names that sound like Abdurrahman
Phonetically similar names — useful when Abdurrahman is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Abdulrahman
- Abderian
- Abdomin
- Abdomen
- Abortion
- Adornment
- Adorement
- Storeman
- Abortment
- Starkman
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About the name Abdurrahman
Abdurrahman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Abdurrahman's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #2,542. Use the chart and map above to compare Abdurrahman's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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