Rasul
Rasul is the Arabic for "messenger, apostle"; see Apostle (Islam). It is also masculine given name.
- Arabic
- Avar
- Azerbaijani
Meaning & Origin of Rasul
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rasul is the Arabic for "messenger, apostle"; see Apostle (Islam). It is also masculine given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Avar
- Azerbaijani
The Story of Rasul
Rasul first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 14 Rasuls were born — ranking #4,290 that year. As of 2026, Rasul ranks #6,443 for baby boys with 13 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). In total, more than 398 Rasuls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Rasul
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About the name Rasul
Rasul is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 398 births in the dataset. Rasul's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #4,290. Use the chart and map above to compare Rasul'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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