NameTides

Raheem

Raheem was the #1,436 boys' name in the US in 2025 (125 babies), and #585 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Raheem as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Raheem as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Raheem as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,436 (125)#585 (66)——#2,269 (8)
2024#1,364 (138)#613 (62)—#785 (3)#1,583 (13)
2023#1,242 (157)#447 (89)——#1,687 (11)
2022#1,245 (158)#531 (73)#522 (5)—#1,415 (14)
2021#1,230 (156)#539 (72)—#755 (3)#1,342 (15)
2020#1,106 (179)#551 (67)——#1,708 (10)
2019#1,102 (179)#481 (83)#609 (4)—#1,326 (15)
2018#1,135 (170)#465 (87)—#749 (3)#1,572 (11)
2017#1,061 (187)#621 (58)——#1,852 (9)
2016#1,199 (158)#525 (74)——#1,988 (8)
2015#1,210 (152)#506 (76)——#1,577 (11)
2014#1,218 (150)#507 (77)———
2013#1,297 (133)#589 (60)——#2,086 (7)
2012#1,328 (128)#588 (60)——#1,781 (9)
2011#1,305 (131)#626 (54)——#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1993 at #417.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1964.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,100uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Raheem is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 16,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Raheem by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #999MINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,111OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #670VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,483TXFlorida: #958FL
Raheem (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,03310

Raheem (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RaheemCanadaBoys#2,2698
RaheemEngland & WalesBoys#58566
RaheemIrelandBoys—too few
RaheemNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RaheemScotlandBoys—too few
RaheemUSGirls—too few
RaheemUSBoys#1,436125