Rahul is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2000 and has since faded.
Rahul is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,498 for boy births in the United States (and #19,647 across all names), given to 8 babies. Rahul was first reported in SSA data in 1966 and peaked in 2000 (196 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,498 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #12,017 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #8,118 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #8,163 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #8,024 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #10,346 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #10,557 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #6,620 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #6,265 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | #5,731 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #6,235 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | #3,597 |
| 2013 | 29 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2012 | 37 | 37 | #3,099 |
| 2011 | 41 | 41 | #2,888 |
| 2010 | 57 | 57 | #2,282 |
| 2009 | 63 | 63 | #2,159 |
| 2008 | 84 | 84 | #1,788 |
| 2007 | 93 | 93 | #1,655 |
| 2006 | 105 | 105 | #1,466 |
| 2005 | 128 | 128 | #1,240 |
| 2004 | 166 | 166 | #999 |
| 2003 | 162 | 162 | #982 |
| 2002 | 171 | 171 | #944 |
| 2001 | 187 | 187 | #860 |
| 2000 | 196 | 196 | #818 |
| 1999 | 168 | 168 | #898 |
| 1998 | 142 | 142 | #976 |
| 1997 | 124 | — | #1,036 |
| 1996 | 85 | — | #1,299 |
| 1995 | 90 | — | #1,231 |
| 1994 | 97 | — | #1,160 |
| 1993 | 79 | — | #1,285 |
| 1992 | 64 | — | #1,448 |
| 1991 | 83 | — | #1,222 |
| 1990 | 45 | — | #1,774 |
| 1989 | 47 | — | #1,675 |
| 1988 | 51 | — | #1,498 |
| 1987 | 60 | — | #1,267 |
| 1986 | 52 | — | #1,379 |
| 1985 | 51 | — | #1,369 |
| 1984 | 41 | — | #1,524 |
| 1983 | 37 | — | #1,623 |
| 1982 | 38 | — | #1,615 |
| 1981 | 27 | — | #2,028 |
| 1980 | 38 | — | #1,585 |
| 1979 | 22 | — | #2,293 |
| 1978 | 41 | — | #1,466 |
| 1977 | 28 | — | #1,848 |
| 1976 | 25 | — | #1,979 |
| 1975 | 38 | — | #1,444 |
| 1974 | 29 | — | #1,685 |
| 1973 | 18 | — | #2,296 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #3,541 |
| 1971 | 16 | — | #2,447 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #3,230 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #3,518 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #4,390 |