Given name & surname
Rahmah
Rahmah is a feminine given name from Arabic. It is used in Indonesian.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rahmah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 218
- 0 boys · 218 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #5,520 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,520 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 269 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rahmah’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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