Abdur-Raheem
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AB-dur-ra-HEEM
- Origin
- Arabic
Abdur-Raheem is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the + merciful, compassionate”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abdur-Raheem mean?
Arabic: Abdur + Raheem
“servant of the + merciful, compassionate”
Joins Abdur (Arabic, “servant of the”) and Raheem (Arabic, “merciful, compassionate”).
Meanings borrowed from Abdur and Raheem.
Is Abdur-Raheem a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdur-Raheem is a boys' name.
How popular is Abdur-Raheem in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdur-Raheem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abdur-Raheem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
Names like Abdur-Raheem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abdullah, Muhammad, Ahmed, Ibrahim, Mustafa, Raheem, Zayd, Azaan, Musa, Zayaan, Zayan, Abdulaziz
Names related to Abdur-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, “Abdur-Raheem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdur-raheem, updated 20 October 2026.