The baby name Abdirahman is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ab-dee-RAH-mahn.
Abdirahman is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Abdirahman is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ab-dee-RAH-mahn.
Abdirahman is Arabic in Origin.
Abdirahman is the Somali form of Arabic Abd al-Rahman (عبد الرحمن), literally “servant of the Most Merciful,” combining abd “servant” with al-Rahman, one of the 99 Names of God in Islam. The name spread into Somali through centuries of trade and scholarship across the Red Sea and remains among the most popular devotional names in the Horn of Africa and the wider Muslim world.
Attested since the earliest Islamic period, it was borne by Umayyad rulers of al-Andalus (e.g., Abd al-Rahman I and III) and by the scholar Ibn Khaldun (Abd al-Rahman ibn Khaldun), reinforcing its prestige. Variant transliterations reflect regional phonology: Abdirahmaan (Somali), Abdurrahman (Turkish/South Asian), Abdul Rahman or Abdulrahman, Abdelrahman (Egypt/Maghreb), Abd ar-Rahman/Abd er-Rahman, and Spanish Abderramán. Common short forms include Abdi and Rahman. The name conveys humility and compassion, evoking divine mercy and a pious, dignified character.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #12 | 33 | 657 |
| DJ | 0 | #15 | 3 | 322 | |
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #28 | 2 | 488 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| SD | 0 | #97 | 6 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #131 | 4 | 444 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #158 | 19 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #165 | 18 | 1,509 |
| AE | 0 | #180 | 8 | 10,220 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #287 | 39 | 7,401 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #289 | 18 | 2,588 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #303 | 17 | 9,639 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| YE | 0 | #333 | 49 | 8,639 | |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #369 | 77 | 10,523 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #381 | 428 | 3,552 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #383 | 9 | 2,846 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #392 | 36 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #431 | 12 | 2,180 |
| ZA | 0 | #466 | 9 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #563 | 14 | 10,045 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #665 | 43 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #827 | 60 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #844 | 49 | 7,044 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #845 | 107 | 5,873 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #865 | 17 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #933 | 20 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 55 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,054 | 125 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,092 | 20 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,103 | 26 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,183 | 29 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,413 | 59 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,484 | 131 | 28,008 |
Abdirahman is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:
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