Rahim

Boy #2721 in 2023

Rahim is a boy name that appears in U.S. Social Security records.

Popularity of Rahim

Popularity, 1967–2023

48 births in 2023

1967 2023

1,797 U.S. births recorded from 1967–2023.

Peak year

2018

50 babies

First recorded

1967

56 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Divine attribute

رَحِيم

Raḥīm

Raḥīm means deeply and continuously merciful. Ar-Raḥīm is one of the most repeated Names of Allah — it appears with Ar-Raḥmān in the basmala that opens nearly every sura of the Qur’an.

From the Qur’an

"The Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful."

— Qur’an, Al-Fatihah 1:3

"…to the believers he is kind and merciful."

— Qur’an, At-Tawbah 9:128

Also used as the second element of compound names: ʿAbd ar-Raḥīm (servant of the Merciful).

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.