Rahma

“Mercy, compassion” — Arabic, via Swahili origin

Girl's name · #2253 in the US (2025) · Trending

Rahma is climbing: on the charts since 1990, it is ranked #2253 in 2025, with about 80 girls given the name last year. Roughly 1,500 have carried it all-time. In Minnesota it runs about 8× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,900 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 2,900 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 3,800 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rahmas

Rahma Riad — Iraqi singer
Rahma Ben Ali — Tunisian taekwondo athlete
Rahma Hassan — Egyptian actress
Rahma Ghars — Tunisian association football player
Rahma bint El Hassan — Jordanian princess (born 1969)

What Rahmas become

Among 57 notable people named Rahma:

Sports figures appear 1.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rahma Ben Ali, Tunisian taekwondo athlete.

Similar names: Emaan · Maha · Safia · Rahaf · Asma · Huda

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