How popular is the name Raheem?

Raheem ranks 1,060th among boys' names in US records, with 10,241 births since 1964. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,055.

Is Raheem a unisex name?

No. Raheem is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1993, when 595 children were given the name. It has been in use for 61 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Rahim. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#1,060 of boy names

Pronounced R AH0 HH IY1 M (ARPABET)

Raheem is a boys' name, and first appears in 1964. It has been given to 10,241 children — the 1,060th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 30% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 1993, when 595 children were given it.

Rahim is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1993Boys: 595Girls: 0

These spellings sound identical to Raheem and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Raheem?: Raheem ranks 1,060th among boys' names in US records, with 10,241 births since 1964. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,055.
Is Raheem a unisex name?: No. Raheem is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Raheem most popular?: 1993, when 595 children were given the name. It has been in use for 61 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Raheem spelled?: Rahim. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.