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Rahim

Boy

Meaning of Rahim: Arabic: 'merciful'

Rahim is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2133rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1595th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2133

66 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1595

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,905

First recorded 1967 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 32 babies1982: 19 babies1983: 32 babies1984: 20 babies1985: 28 babies1986: 29 babies1987: 28 babies1988: 20 babies1989: 44 babies1990: 36 babies19901991: 29 babies1992: 45 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 28 babies1995: 31 babies1996: 39 babies1997: 32 babies1998: 46 babies1999: 28 babies2000: 29 babies20002001: 27 babies2002: 30 babies2003: 25 babies2004: 31 babies2005: 32 babies2006: 31 babies2007: 36 babies2008: 32 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 28 babies20102011: 42 babies2012: 31 babies2013: 37 babies2014: 29 babies2015: 39 babies2016: 39 babies2017: 35 babies2018: 50 babies2019: 40 babies2020: 45 babies20202021: 41 babies2022: 45 babies2023: 48 babies2024: 42 babies2025: 66 babies
US babies named Rahim per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 66.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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