Rahim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ra-HEEM
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #834 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,167 for boys
Rahim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “merciful, compassionate”. In 2025 it ranked 834th for boys in the UK (43 babies) and 2,167th for boys in the US (66 babies).
What does Rahim mean?
Arabic
“merciful, compassionate”
Al-Rahim, the Most Merciful, is one of the names of God in Islam, invoked in the Bismillah.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Rahim a girl's or a boy's name?
Rahim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 43 boys in the UK and 66 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rahim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #834among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 7,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the UK were named Rahim, making it the 834th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,275th.
2025 had the most boys named Rahim of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Rahim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. 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 Rahim or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #422, up from #834 for this spelling alone.
- Raheem 66
- Rahim 43
Among boys in 2025, it was 811th in England and Wales and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Rahim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #834 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 31 | #1,049 |
| 2022 | 28 | #1,115 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,341 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,275 |
| 2019 | 25 | #1,159 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,142 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,222 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,040 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,278 |
| 2011 | 26 | #1,095 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,214 |
| 2008 | 31 | #947 |
| 2007 | 30 | #935 |
| 2006 | 25 | #1,008 |
| 2005 | 35 | #778 |
| 2004 | 37 | #710 |
| 2003 | 35 | #686 |
| 2002 | 26 | #791 |
| 2001 | 29 | #691 |
| 2000 | 23 | #812 |
| 1999 | 34 | #604 |
| 1998 | 31 | #637 |
| 1997 | 20 | #840 |
| 1996 | 19 | #819 |
How popular is Rahim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,167among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 66about 1 in 26,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 66 boys in the US were named Rahim, making it the 2,167th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,727th. It first appears in the records in 1967.
2025 had the most boys named Rahim of any year since it first appeared, in 1967.
Half of all the boys named Rahim in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 191 boys in the US were given Rahim or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,019, up from #2,167 for this spelling alone.
- Raheem 125
- Rahim 66
Rahim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | #2,167 |
| 2024 | 42 | #2,957 |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,692 |
| 2022 | 45 | #2,828 |
| 2021 | 41 | #2,971 |
| 2020 | 45 | #2,727 |
| 2019 | 40 | #2,991 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,248 |
| 2016 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,965 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 37 | #2,996 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,797 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,133 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,382 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,154 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,037 |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,498 |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,140 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,613 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,045 |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,815 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,400 |
| 1990 | 36 | #2,044 |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,728 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,005 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,018 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,436 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,747 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,517 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,598 |
| 1978 | 40 | #1,474 |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,607 |
| 1976 | 41 | #1,390 |
| 1975 | 43 | #1,322 |
| 1974 | 29 | #1,659 |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,927 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,871 |
| 1971 | 23 | #1,861 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
Names like Rahim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Hamza Ahmed Abdullah Ibrahim Umar Mustafa Fahad Musa Rafi Qasim Amir
Other spellings of Rahim
Names related to Rahim
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, “Rahim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rahim, updated 20 October 2026.