Rahima
Rahima is a female Arabic given name meaning "merciful, kind, compassionate". The male form is Rahim, and is one of the names of Allah in Islam.
Meaning & Origin of Rahima
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rahima is a female Arabic given name meaning "merciful, kind, compassionate". The male form is Rahim, and is one of the names of Allah in Islam.
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The Story of Rahima
Rahima first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1999, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 15 Rahimas were born — ranking #7,612 that year. As of 2026, Rahima ranks #7,234 for baby girls with 15 births, rising sharply (+41% over the past five years). In total, more than 229 Rahimas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rahima
Rahima is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 229 births in the dataset. Rahima's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #7,234. Use the chart and map above to compare Rahima'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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