Rohima
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- roh-HEE-mah
- Origin
- Arabic
Rohima is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “merciful, compassionate”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rohima mean?
Arabic: Bengali spelling of Rahima, from Arabic rahim 'merciful'
“merciful, compassionate”
Feminine of Rahim; ar-Rahim, 'the Especially Merciful', is one of the 99 names of God.
Is Rohima a girl's or a boy's name?
Rohima is a girls' name.
How popular is Rohima in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rohima in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2001. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Rohima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Rohima
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Radhika, Aysha, Reema, Sabiha, Alisha, Francesca, Samira, Nafisa, Habiba, Fariha, Saba, Faiza
Names related to Rohima
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Rohima: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rohima, updated 20 October 2026.