Rasheem
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- rah-SHEEM
- Origin
- Modern
Rasheem is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Rasheem come from?
Modern: American blend of Rasheed and Raheem
Is Rasheem a girl's or a boy's name?
Rasheem is a boys' name.
How popular is Rasheem in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 51 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Rasheem in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rasheem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 30 | #2,983 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,271 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,445 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 42 | #1,983 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,118 |
| 1993 | 47 | #1,787 |
| 1992 | 51 | #1,672 |
| 1991 | 51 | #1,626 |
| 1990 | 46 | #1,725 |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,788 |
| 1988 | 38 | #1,785 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,871 |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,915 |
| 1984 | 41 | #1,506 |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,786 |
| 1982 | 27 | #1,998 |
| 1981 | 43 | #1,455 |
| 1980 | 38 | #1,569 |
| 1979 | 49 | #1,319 |
| 1978 | 44 | #1,393 |
| 1977 | 33 | #1,645 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,872 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,886 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,214 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,323 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
Names like Rasheem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raheem, Ahmad, Muhammad, Rakeem, Hakeem, Amir, Ibrahim, Samir, Abdullah, Hamza, Kareem, Musa
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Rasheem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rasheem, updated 20 October 2026.