Abdurrahman is a distinctive choice, ranked #898 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Abdurrahman in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#898
About the Name Abdurrahman
Abdurrahman has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 117 places in five years. It was most popular in 2014 at #659 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Abdurrahman is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Abdurrahman
Unlikely. With around 35 UK babies named Abdurrahman per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Abdurrahman in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Abdurrahman has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 117 places in the last five years. Its peak was #659 in 2014. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Abdurrahman is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Abdurrahman include: Abdurrahman Iwan — Abdurrahman Iwan Kuswanto is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a defender for Qatar Stars League club Al-Wakrah.; Abdurrahman Tutdere — Abdurrahman Tutdere is a Turkish lawyer and politician of Kurdish origin.; Abdurrahman Başkan — Abdurrahman Başkan is an agricultural engineer and politician..
Abdurrahman does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Abdurrahmans in the wild.
35
UK babies named Abdurrahman (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 117 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Abdurrahman
Likely around 1 other Abdurrahman in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Abdurrahman
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Abdurrahman Tutdere is a Turkish lawyer and politician of Kurdish origin. He served as a Republican People's Party (CHP) 27th and 28th term Member of Parliament for Adıyaman.
Taha Abderrahmane is a Moroccan philosopher, and one of the leading philosophers and thinkers in the Arab and Islamic worlds. His work centers on logic, philosophy of language and philosophy of morality and contractarian ethics.
Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya ( əb-doo-RAKH-man yahl-chin-KY-ə; Turkish: [abduɾahˈman jaɫˈtʃɯnkaja]; born 10 March 1950 in Şanlıurfa, Turkey) is a high-ranking Turkish judge and the former Chief Public Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey. Since the end of his term on 2011, he has been a member of the Supreme Court of Appeals' Eight Civil Department.
Sayyid Abdurrahman Ali al-Jifri is a Yemeni opposition leader. He was the vice-president of the Presidency Council of the short-lived Government of the Democratic Republic of Yemen that was established on May 21, 1994.
Abdurrahman Wahid ( AHB-doo-RAHKH-mahn wah-HEED; Indonesian: [abduˌrahman ˈwahid]; né ad-Dakhil, 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), more colloquially known as Gus Dur (Indonesian: [ˌɡʊs ˈdʊr] ), was an Indonesian politician and Islamic religious leader who served as the fourth president of Indonesia, from his election in 1999 until he was removed from office in 2001. A long time leader within the Nahdlatul Ulama organization, he was the founder of the National Awakening Party (PKB).