Servant of the Most Merciful
A compound Arabic name combining 'Abd' (servant), 'al' (the), and 'Rahman' (Merciful). Ar-Rahman is one of the 99 names of Allah in Islam, representing infinite compassion.
Less common today
Abdelrahman isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,121 in 2001.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Egyptian football player and first African to score in a World Cup
Influential Saudi-born novelist and critic
Renowned Egyptian poet
