Given name
Rehema
“a compassionate woman”
Rehema is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “a compassionate woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a compassionate woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rehema through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 204
- 0 boys · 204 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,070 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +40%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,070 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 480 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.
Rehema’s family of names
Rehema has a related form in Rehemah. Rehema has a related form in Rehemea. Rehema has a related form in Rehemia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Rehema
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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