Raheem

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

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.

From Wikipedia

Raheem first appears in the data in 1964 and has been recorded in 57 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 556 babies (rank #417 that year). In 2024 it was given to 136 boys (rank #1,381). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Raheem

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Raheem yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,402

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

556

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Raheem

Raheem Sterlingassociation football player · b. 1994

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1964	5	#4,475
1969	11	#2,820
1970	15	#2,482
1971	11	#3,100
1972	39	#1,358
1973	51	#1,161
1974	48	#1,212
1975	69	#992
1976	67	#1,018
1977	148	#699
1978	108	#825
1979	117	#809
1980	156	#698
1981	154	#700
1982	127	#781
1983	121	#799
1984	83	#982
1985	89	#969
1986	81	#1,035
1987	112	#887
1988	105	#940
1989	156	#798
1990	174	#772
1991	217	#688
1992	395	#509
1993	556	#417
1994	384	#515
1995	321	#571
1996	278	#625
1997	223	#710
1998	221	#737
1999	183	#830
2000	169	#916
2001	143	#1,033
2002	147	#1,047
2003	121	#1,217
2004	101	#1,411
2005	101	#1,459
2006	120	#1,356
2007	116	#1,410
2008	139	#1,258
2009	121	#1,408
2010	120	#1,396
2011	131	#1,308
2012	128	#1,335
2013	133	#1,302
2014	150	#1,223
2015	152	#1,215
2016	158	#1,200
2017	187	#1,062
2018	170	#1,137
2019	179	#1,105
2020	179	#1,106
2021	156	#1,235
2022	157	#1,249
2023	157	#1,243
2024	136	#1,381