Abdul-Raheem
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AB-dul-ra-HEEM
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Abdul-Raheem is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the + merciful, compassionate”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Abdul-Raheem mean?
Arabic: Abdul + Raheem
“servant of the + merciful, compassionate”
Joins Abdul (Arabic, “servant of the”) and Raheem (Arabic, “merciful, compassionate”).
Meanings borrowed from Abdul and Raheem.
Is Abdul-Raheem a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdul-Raheem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abdul-Raheem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Abdul-Raheem, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdul-Raheem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Abdul-Raheem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
Names like Abdul-Raheem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Abdullah, Ahmed, Mustafa, Ibrahim, Zayd, Musa, Zayaan, Raheem, Zayan, Arham, Azaan
Names related to Abdul-Raheem
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Abdul-Raheem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdul-raheem, updated 20 October 2026.