Rehema
Rehema is 2017 Ugandan film, directed by Allan Manzi, based upon a screenplay by Usama Mukwaya and starring Juliet Zansaanze, Raymond Rushabiro and Ismael Ssesanga. The film premiered at the 38th Durban International Film Festival in South Africa. It held a special screening at the 4th Edition of the Euro-Uganda Film Festival on 17 June 2018 courtesy of the British Council.
Meaning & Origin of Rehema
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rehema is 2017 Ugandan film, directed by Allan Manzi, based upon a screenplay by Usama Mukwaya and starring Juliet Zansaanze, Raymond Rushabiro and Ismael Ssesanga. The film premiered at the 38th Durban International Film Festival in South Africa. It held a special screening at the 4th Edition of the Euro-Uganda Film Festival on 17 June 2018 courtesy of the British Council.
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The Story of Rehema
Rehema first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1995, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 18 Rehemas were born — ranking #6,402 that year. As of 2026, Rehema ranks #6,422 for baby girls with 18 births, rising sharply (+53% over the past five years). In total, more than 222 Rehemas 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 Rehema
Rehema is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 222 births in the dataset. Rehema's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,402. Use the chart and map above to compare Rehema'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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