US rank #10079 Boys' name Peak 1980 652 births

Rahiem — #10079 US boys' name

652 babies named Rahiem in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s711980s1331990s1392000s1452010s1242020s40
#10079
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Rahiem was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

30 babies were named Rahiem in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahiem

The Social Security Administration has registered 652 babies named Rahiem between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahiem currently holds the #10079 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahiem performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rahiem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 118 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Rahiem in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahiem in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 652 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rahiem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

652

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

1980

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,079

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rahiem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1980)
30
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319961989198219741971 6

Rahiem by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
145 births that decade — 22% of Rahiem's all-time total
1970s711980s1331990s1392000s1452010s1242020s40

Rahiem by state

Where Rahiem concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rahiem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
118 18.1%
#2 Virginia
5 0.8%
New York share of Rahiem's total US births 18.1%
Even split

118 of 652 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahiem?
652 babies have been named Rahiem since 1971. It currently ranks #10079 among boys. The peak year was 1980 with 30 births.
When was Rahiem most popular?
Rahiem was most popular in the 2000s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Rahiem most popular?
The top states for the name Rahiem are New York (118 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Rahiem been used?
Rahiem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rahiem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raheem, Rahul, Rahim, Rahsaan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.