Rahim

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

Rahim first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 37 babies (rank #662 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rahim

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.

534

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	18	#844
1997	19	#836
1998	31	#596
1999	34	#558
2000	22	#787
2001	28	#662
2002	24	#799
2003	35	#639
2004	37	#662
2005	35	#722
2006	24	#973
2007	28	#918
2008	30	#910
2009	22	#1,162
2010	18	#1,393
2011	25	#1,073
2012	21	#1,264
2013	29	#997
2014	20	#1,313
2015	13	#1,865
2016	21	#1,305