Raheem
Boy · ra-HEEM · Arabic
Raheem is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “merciful, compassionate”. In 2025 it ranked 630th for boys in the UK (66 babies) and 1,436th for boys in the US (125 babies).
What does Raheem mean?
Arabic: from Rahim
“merciful, compassionate”
Al-Rahim, the Most Merciful, is one of the names of God in Islam, invoked in the Bismillah.
- Say it
- ra-HEEM
Is Raheem a girl's or a boy's name?
Raheem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 66 boys in the UK and 125 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Raheem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #630among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 66about 1 in 4,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 66 boys in the UK were named Raheem, making it the 630th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 607th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 90 boys.
Half of all the boys named Raheem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 109 boys in the UK were given Raheem or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #422, up from #630 for this spelling alone.
- Raheem 66
- Rahim 43
Among boys in 2025, it was 585th in England and Wales.
Raheem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | #630 |
| 2024 | 62 | #663 |
| 2023 | 90 | #490 |
| 2022 | 78 | #550 |
| 2021 | 72 | #593 |
| 2020 | 67 | #607 |
| 2019 | 87 | #508 |
| 2018 | 87 | #507 |
| 2017 | 58 | #675 |
| 2016 | 74 | #572 |
| 2015 | 77 | #556 |
| 2014 | 77 | #551 |
| 2013 | 62 | #625 |
| 2012 | 60 | #642 |
| 2011 | 55 | #674 |
| 2010 | 52 | #679 |
| 2009 | 64 | #577 |
| 2008 | 52 | #667 |
| 2007 | 52 | #634 |
| 2006 | 60 | #550 |
| 2005 | 55 | #544 |
| 2004 | 61 | #485 |
| 2003 | 50 | #534 |
| 2002 | 56 | #444 |
| 2001 | 57 | #439 |
| 2000 | 49 | #475 |
| 1999 | 25 | #736 |
| 1998 | 42 | #518 |
| 1997 | 43 | #498 |
| 1996 | 41 | #487 |
How popular is Raheem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,436among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 125about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 125 boys in the US were named Raheem, making it the 1,436th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,106th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 556 boys. It first appears in the records in 1964.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Raheem than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Raheem in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 191 boys in the US were given Raheem or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,019, up from #1,436 for this spelling alone.
- Raheem 125
- Rahim 66
Raheem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 125 | #1,436 |
| 2024 | 138 | #1,364 |
| 2023 | 157 | #1,242 |
| 2022 | 158 | #1,245 |
| 2021 | 156 | #1,230 |
| 2020 | 179 | #1,106 |
| 2019 | 179 | #1,102 |
| 2018 | 170 | #1,135 |
| 2017 | 187 | #1,061 |
| 2016 | 158 | #1,199 |
| 2015 | 152 | #1,210 |
| 2014 | 150 | #1,218 |
| 2013 | 133 | #1,297 |
| 2012 | 128 | #1,328 |
| 2011 | 131 | #1,305 |
| 2010 | 120 | #1,390 |
| 2009 | 121 | #1,403 |
| 2008 | 139 | #1,251 |
| 2007 | 116 | #1,405 |
| 2006 | 120 | #1,350 |
| 2005 | 101 | #1,452 |
| 2004 | 101 | #1,402 |
| 2003 | 121 | #1,209 |
| 2002 | 147 | #1,043 |
| 2001 | 143 | #1,026 |
| 2000 | 169 | #912 |
| 1999 | 183 | #826 |
| 1998 | 221 | #735 |
| 1997 | 223 | #707 |
| 1996 | 278 | #623 |
| 1995 | 321 | #569 |
| 1994 | 384 | #515 |
| 1993 | 556 | #417 |
| 1992 | 395 | #509 |
| 1991 | 217 | #682 |
| 1990 | 174 | #764 |
| 1989 | 156 | #792 |
| 1988 | 105 | #937 |
| 1987 | 112 | #883 |
| 1986 | 81 | #1,027 |
| 1985 | 89 | #966 |
| 1984 | 83 | #975 |
| 1983 | 121 | #795 |
| 1982 | 127 | #780 |
| 1981 | 154 | #694 |
| 1980 | 156 | #696 |
| 1979 | 117 | #805 |
| 1978 | 108 | #820 |
| 1977 | 148 | #699 |
| 1976 | 67 | #1,010 |
| 1975 | 69 | #984 |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,198 |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,147 |
| 1972 | 39 | #1,348 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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