Rahiem
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- rah-HEEM
- Origin
- Arabic
Rahiem is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “merciful, compassionate”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rahiem mean?
Arabic: spelling of Rahim
“merciful, compassionate”
A spelling of Rahim; al-Rahim, 'the Most Merciful', is one of the names of God in the opening line of the Quran.
Is Rahiem a girl's or a boy's name?
Rahiem is a boys' name.
How popular is Rahiem 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 6 boys.
Rahiem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Rahiem in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Rahiem in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rahiem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,852 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
Names like Rahiem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ahmed, Raheem, Hamza, Abdullah, Mustafa, Umar, Ibrahim, Musa, Rafi, Khalid, Amir
Names related to Rahiem
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rahiem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rahiem, updated 20 October 2026.