Raheem is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Raheem means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Raheem across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Raheem has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Raheem is a boy name of Arabic origin meaning “merciful, compassionate”. One of the names of God in Islam.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 8,530 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,737 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 9 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 9 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Raheem per year, United States (1964 to 2025). United States peaked in 1993 (556/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (89/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2022 (5/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2018 (3/yr).
Raheem has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1993, when it ranked #867 nationally (given to 556 babies that year).
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