Given name
Rahiem
“a compassionate man”
Rahiem is a variant of Rahim. One Arabic interpretation is “a compassionate man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rahiem is a variant of Rahim. One Arabic interpretation is “a compassionate man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rahiem 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
Rahiem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 652
- 652 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 30 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 467 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 1
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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