Rahim
Rahim was the 2178th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1337th; the most babies were born in 2025 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved up 833 places. More babies were named Rahim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,178 boys, up 567 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202566 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,905babies recorded
Rahim popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,178 | 66 |
| 2020 | #2,745 | 45 |
| 2010 | #3,784 | 28 |
| 2000 | #3,056 | 29 |
| 1990 | #2,075 | 36 |
| 1980 | #1,686 | 35 |
| 1970 | #4,601 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rahim, counting every spelling?
Rahim is a spelling of Raheem, a name family that ranked #1,059 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,178 for Rahim 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 Rahim?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rahim (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rahim 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 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rahim.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rahim?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Rahim are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 11 and 40. That makes Rahim 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.
Rahim by state
How common Rahim was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.0×). In 44 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
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Questions about the name Rahim
How popular is the name Rahim?
Rahim was the 2178th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1337th; the most babies were born in 2025 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved up 833 places. More babies were named Rahim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rahim a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rahim in the US.
Where is Rahim most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rahim was most common in Maryland (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Virginia.