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Raheem

Boy

Meaning of Raheem: Arabic: 'merciful'

Raheem is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1447th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 613th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1447

125 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#613

62 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,530

First recorded 1964 · peak 1993

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 154 babies1982: 133 babies1983: 121 babies1984: 83 babies1985: 89 babies1986: 81 babies1987: 112 babies1988: 105 babies1989: 156 babies1990: 174 babies19901991: 217 babies1992: 395 babies1993: 556 babies1994: 384 babies1995: 321 babies1996: 278 babies1997: 223 babies1998: 221 babies1999: 183 babies2000: 169 babies20002001: 143 babies2002: 147 babies2003: 121 babies2004: 101 babies2005: 101 babies2006: 120 babies2007: 116 babies2008: 139 babies2009: 121 babies2010: 120 babies20102011: 131 babies2012: 128 babies2013: 133 babies2014: 150 babies2015: 152 babies2016: 158 babies2017: 187 babies2018: 170 babies2019: 179 babies2020: 179 babies20202021: 156 babies2022: 158 babies2023: 157 babies2024: 138 babies2025: 125 babies
US babies named Raheem per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 556.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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