Abdurrahim
'Abd al-Raḥīm is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words 'abd, al-Raḥīm, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the merciful".
Meaning & Origin of Abdurrahim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
'Abd al-Raḥīm is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words 'abd, al-Raḥīm, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the merciful".
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The Story of Abdurrahim
American parents first put Abdurrahim on the record books as a baby boy name in 1976, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 10 Abdurrahims were born — ranking #3,471 that year. About 59% of every Abdurrahim on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Abdurrahim last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 27 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Abdurrahim most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Turkey88%
- SA6%
- Germany3%
- Nigeria2%
- OM2%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Abdurrahim
Phonetically similar names — useful when Abdurrahim is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Abderian
- Abdera
- Aborting
- Abdomin
- Aborning
- Abiram
- Absorbing
- Abrim
- Sporting
- Storting
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Abdurrahim
Abdurrahim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Abdurrahim's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #3,471. Use the chart and map above to compare Abdurrahim's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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