Given name
Raheim
“a compassionate man”
Raheim is a variant of Rahim. One Arabic interpretation is “a compassionate man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raheim is a variant of Rahim. One Arabic interpretation is “a compassionate man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Raheim is a variant of Rahim. An origin associated with Rahim is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raheim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 880
- 880 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,430 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,430 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 49 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 601 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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