Rahmel

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Rahmel by the numbers

Rahmel was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 24 babies in 1991, making it a 1990s name.

What we can tell you about Rahmel

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rahmel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Raheeltraveler or wayfarer19 in the US (2017)
  • Ramel16 in the US (2017)
  • Rafaelgod heals; a form of Raphael266 in England and Wales (2025)
  • RaphaelGod heals; angel name368 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Raheemmerciful; compassionate; a form of Rahim66 in England and Wales (2025)
  • RazielGod is my secret, from raz meaning secret55 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Rahmel

Names that are said the same way as Rahmel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Ramalfortuneteller, diviner6 in the US (2017)
  • Ramell7 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Rahmel

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