Arhum
Boy · AR-hum · Arabic
Arhum is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
Where does Arhum come from?
Arabic: probably a form of Arham, from the Arabic root r-h-m 'mercy'
- Say it
- AR-hum
Is Arhum a girl's or a boy's name?
Arhum is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arhum in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Arhum, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Arhum in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 254 boys in the UK were given Arhum or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #226, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Arhum in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
How popular is Arhum in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Arhum, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
2025 had fewer boys named Arhum than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Arhum in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 190 boys in the US were given Arhum or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,024, up from #8,239 for this spelling alone.
Arhum in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
Names like Arhum
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Abdullah Musa Zayaan Zayan Ahmed Hamza Zayd Azaan Amir Umar Rayyan
Other spellings of Arhum
Arham Arhaam
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