Rahul
- Pronunciation
- [Ra-hul]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Traveler.
- Origin
- Arabic
Rahul Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 3,324 baby boys have been named Rahul. The name peaked in 2000 with 196 US births that year (rank #818). In 2024, ranked #11968 nationally — 11,150 places below its 2000 peak.
Top States for Rahul
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Rahul births are: California (597), New Jersey (354), New York (332).
Other Arabic-Origin Names Like Rahul
If you like Rahul's Arabic origin, consider these related names: Aaleyah, Aaliyah, Aban, Abbas, Abbud. Browse all Arabic names →
5-Letter Names Starting with R
Names with Rahul's exact length and starting letter: Rabab, Rabah, Radwa, Raena, Rafal.
Quick Facts About Rahul
US Popularity History (2000–2004)
Annual US births named Rahul by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 196 boys named Rahul (boy rank #818 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2004, ranked #999 for boys (166 US births). That's 181 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Rahul Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2001–2010 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Rahul the strongest states are New Jersey, Massachusetts, California.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | #539 | 141 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | #593 | 48 |
| 3 | California | #678 | 214 |
| 4 | Virginia | #764 | 27 |
| 5 | Illinois | #786 | 45 |
| 6 | Michigan | #820 | 32 |
| 7 | New York | #839 | 42 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | #839 | 42 |
| 2 | Michigan | #820 | 32 |
| 3 | Illinois | #786 | 45 |
| 4 | Virginia | #764 | 27 |
| 5 | California | #678 | 214 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | #593 | 48 |
| 7 | New Jersey | #539 | 141 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2001–2010. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Rahul in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Rahul to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Rahul against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).