Raheem
Raheem was the 1442nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 125 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 417th with 556 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 227 places. More babies were named Raheem in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,442 boys, down 335 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 125boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993556 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,530babies recorded
Raheem popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 1982.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,442 | 125 |
| 2020 | #1,107 | 179 |
| 2010 | #1,396 | 120 |
| 2000 | #916 | 169 |
| 1990 | #772 | 174 |
| 1980 | #698 | 156 |
| 1970 | #2,480 | 15 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Raheem, counting every spelling?
Raheem is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,059 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,442 for Raheem on its own. Together these spellings went to 191 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raheem | 125 | #1,442 | 734 |
| Rahim | 66 | #2,178 | 242 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Raheem?
125 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Raheem (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Raheem born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Raheem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Raheem?
About 8,200 people born in the US named Raheem are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 14 and 35. That makes Raheem mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Raheem by state
How common Raheem was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.5×), Maryland (2.4×), Virginia (2.4×), Florida (1.8×), Georgia (1.6×). In 33 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Raheem: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Raheem, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Raheem
How popular is the name Raheem?
Raheem was the 1442nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 125 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 417th with 556 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 227 places. More babies were named Raheem in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Raheem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Raheem in the US.
Where is Raheem most popular?
In 2021–2025, Raheem was most common in Louisiana (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maryland and Virginia.