Arham
Boy · AR-ham · Arabic
Arham is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “most merciful”. In 2025 it ranked 227th for boys in the UK (247 babies) and 1,176th for boys in the US (175 babies).
What does Arham mean?
Arabic
“most merciful”
The Quran calls God arham ar-rahimin, 'the most merciful of the merciful'.
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- AR-ham
Is Arham a girl's or a boy's name?
Arham is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 247 boys in the UK and 175 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arham in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #227among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 247about 1 in 1,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 85% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 247 boys in the UK were named Arham, making it the 227th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 391st.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Arham of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Arham in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 212th in England and Wales and 367th in Scotland.
Arham in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 247 | #227 |
| 2024 | 213 | #249 |
| 2023 | 169 | #301 |
| 2022 | 129 | #370 |
| 2021 | 132 | #376 |
| 2020 | 127 | #391 |
| 2019 | 113 | #426 |
| 2018 | 100 | #457 |
| 2017 | 98 | #469 |
| 2016 | 79 | #550 |
| 2015 | 58 | #667 |
| 2014 | 54 | #683 |
| 2013 | 55 | #676 |
| 2012 | 47 | #769 |
| 2011 | 31 | #993 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,170 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
How popular is Arham in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,176among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 175about 1 in 9,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 175 boys in the US were named Arham, making it the 1,176th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,086th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 202 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Arham in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 190 boys in the US were given Arham or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,024, up from #1,176 for this spelling alone.
Arham in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 175 | #1,176 |
| 2024 | 202 | #1,076 |
| 2023 | 182 | #1,149 |
| 2022 | 160 | #1,228 |
| 2021 | 145 | #1,300 |
| 2020 | 182 | #1,086 |
| 2019 | 141 | #1,303 |
| 2018 | 127 | #1,385 |
| 2017 | 130 | #1,365 |
| 2016 | 130 | #1,366 |
| 2015 | 113 | #1,475 |
| 2014 | 79 | #1,857 |
| 2013 | 58 | #2,224 |
| 2012 | 48 | #2,550 |
| 2011 | 45 | #2,662 |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,825 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 38 | #3,056 |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,442 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Names like Arham
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayan Zayd Musa Abdullah Zayaan Muhammad Ahmed Hamza Amir Rayyan Umar Mustafa
Other spellings of Arham
Arhum Arhaam
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