NameTides

Rahim

Rahim was the #2,167 boys' name in the US in 2025 (66 babies), and #811 in England & Wales and #1,311 in Canada.

Rahim as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rahim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Rahim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, 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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,167 (66)#811 (40)—#395 (3)#676 (4)#1,311 (18)
2024#2,958 (42)#1,595 (16)——#655 (4)#2,062 (9)
2023#2,693 (48)#965 (31)———#1,687 (11)
2022#2,830 (45)#1,104 (25)#703 (3)——#1,759 (10)
2021#2,972 (41)#1,329 (19)———#2,260 (7)
2020#2,728 (45)#1,192 (22)———#1,708 (10)
2019#2,993 (40)#1,083 (25)———#2,756 (5)
2018#2,546 (50)#1,061 (26)———#1,983 (8)
2017#3,249 (35)#1,178 (23)———#2,198 (7)
2016#2,993 (39)#1,271 (21)————
2015#2,966 (39)#1,786 (13)———#2,139 (7)
2014#3,617 (29)#1,281 (20)———#2,133 (7)
2013#2,998 (37)#976 (29)———#1,654 (10)
2012#3,450 (31)#1,229 (21)———#2,666 (5)
2011#2,798 (42)#1,045 (25)———#2,330 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,167.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1967.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 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 26,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 6,800uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Rahim is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 27,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 37,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rahim 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: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,202NYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: 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: #798VAMaryland: #809MDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth 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: #1,760TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Rahim (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RahimCanadaBoys#1,31118
RahimEngland & WalesBoys#81140
RahimIrelandBoys#6764
RahimNorthern IrelandBoys#3953
RahimScotlandBoys—too few
RahimUSBoys#2,16766