The first name Rahim

In 2025, 40 boys were named Rahim, making it the 811th most popular boys’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rahim with other names.

In 2025, 66 boys born in the United States were named Rahim, the 2,178th most popular boys’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Rahim Aga Khan
  50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
• Rahim Ademi
  Army general, born 1954
• Rahim Huseynov
  Azerbaijani politician (1936–2023)
• Rahim Gaziyev
  Azerbaijani politician and political prisoner (born 1943)
• Rahim Ouédraogo
  Burkinabè footballer, born 1980
• Rakhim Chakhkiyev
  Boxer, born 1983
• Rahym Gurbanmämmedow
  Footballer, born 1963

• Muhammad
• Mohammed
• Mohammad
• Ibrahim
• Mohamed
• Yusuf
• Ahmed
• Omar
• Ahmad
• Abdullah
• Musa
• Amir
• Muhammed
• Yahya
• Hamza
• Mustafa

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Rahim mean?

Rahim means “kind”, “compassionate” in Arabic.

What is the origin of the name Rahim?

Borrowed from Arabic رَحِيم (raḥīm, “kind, compassionate”). The surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh.

How popular is the name Rahim?

In 2025, 40 boys born in England and Wales were named Rahim, ranking 811th.

Is Rahim a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,905 US babies named Rahim since 1880 were boys.

When was Rahim most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 66 babies were named Rahim, its highest rank at 2,178th.

What are other spellings of Rahim?

Raheem.

Is Rahim also a surname?

Yes. Rahim is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.