# Rahul (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/rahul/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,332 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,332 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,247, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit राहुल (rāhula)

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 41 | 2,888 |
| 2012 | 37 | 3,099 |
| 2013 | 29 | 3,637 |
| 2014 | 30 | 3,597 |
| 2015 | 14 | 6,235 |
| 2016 | 16 | 5,731 |
| 2017 | 14 | 6,265 |
| 2018 | 13 | 6,620 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10,557 |
| 2020 | 7 | 10,346 |
| 2021 | 10 | 8,024 |
| 2022 | 10 | 8,163 |
| 2023 | 10 | 8,118 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12,017 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9,498 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31 | 929 |
| 2012 | 27 | 1,021 |
| 2013 | 16 | 1,462 |
| 2014 | 20 | 1,281 |
| 2015 | 20 | 1,279 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2,175 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2,172 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2,259 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,488 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2,960 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2,730 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,270 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,275 |

## People named Rahul

- Rahul Kohli, British actor
- Rahul Chahar, cricketer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.