Rahat
Rahat is an Arab Bedouin city in the Southern District of Israel. In 2024 it had a population of 77,997. As such, it is the largest Bedouin city in Israel, and the only one to have city status. It is the largest Arab city in Israel.
Meaning & Origin of Rahat
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rahat is an Arab Bedouin city in the Southern District of Israel. In 2024 it had a population of 77,997. As such, it is the largest Bedouin city in Israel, and the only one to have city status. It is the largest Arab city in Israel.
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Origin & history
The Story of Rahat
As a girl name
American parents first put Rahat on the record books as a girl name in 1999, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 5 Rahats were born — ranking #14,411 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1999 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Rahats have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rahat as a boy name dates back to 1997, when 9 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Rahat — #6,100 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Rahats. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 56 Rahats have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Rahat
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Talal Alkernawi , former Rahat Mayor
- Suleiman Al-Shafhe, journalist, formerly a Channel 2 reporter covering the Palestinian issues
- Ahmed Alansasra, artist
- Kamla Abu Zeila, a Bedouin female documentary filmmaker
- Yusra Abu-Kaff, a Bedouin filmmaker
- Ahmad Amrani, one of the leaders of the Green movement. In 2002, established “Green Rahat,” the first environmental organization in Rahat to deal with the city's environmental problems
- Jamal Alkirnawi, founder of the educational program A New Dawn in the Negev for Bedouin youth-at-risk
- Amran El Krenawy (born 1996), footballer
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About the name Rahat
Rahat is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 56 births in the dataset. Rahat's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #6,100. Use the chart and map above to compare Rahat'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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