Rahma
Rahma is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Indonesian.
- Arabic
- Indonesian
Meaning & Origin of Rahma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rahma is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Indonesian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Indonesian
The Story of Rahma
The earliest SSA record of Rahma as a baby girl name dates back to 1990, when 6 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 97 newborns named Rahma — #2,031 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Rahma on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rahma ranks #2,202 for baby girls with 86 births, gradually rising (+12%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rahma
Rahma is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Rahma's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,031. Use the chart and map above to compare Rahma'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.