Raheem
Rahim is an Arabic word meaning "Merciful", from the root R-Ḥ-M. Al-Rahim is one of the attributes of God according to Islam. It is a male given name, sometimes a hypocorism for Abdu r-Raḥīm "Servant of the Merciful". Spellings include Rahim, Raheem, Rohim and Roheem.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Raheem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rahim is an Arabic word meaning "Merciful", from the root R-Ḥ-M. Al-Rahim is one of the attributes of God according to Islam. It is a male given name, sometimes a hypocorism for Abdu r-Raḥīm "Servant of the Merciful". Spellings include Rahim, Raheem, Rohim and Roheem.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Raheem
Raheem first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1964, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 556 Raheems were born — ranking #417 that year. As of 2026, Raheem ranks #1,417 for baby boys with 132 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 9K Raheems have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Raheem
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About the name Raheem
Raheem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Raheem's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #417. Use the chart and map above to compare Raheem'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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