Raahil
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAH-hil
- Origin
- Arabic
Raahil is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “traveller”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Raahil mean?
Arabic: spelling of Rahil, from Arabic rahil 'traveller'
“traveller”
Arabic rahil is the active participle of the verb rahala, 'to travel or depart'.
Is Raahil a girl's or a boy's name?
Raahil is a boys' name.
How popular is Raahil in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Raahil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Raahil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
Names like Raahil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed, Muhammad, Abdullah, Rayyan, Zayan, Zayaan, Musa, Mustafa, Musab, Azaan, Raheem, Rafi
Names related to Raahil
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, “Raahil: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raahil, updated 20 October 2026.