Boys' name · since 1967
Rahim
Rahim has 1,905 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,406 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,174 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,905
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rahim currently ranks #2174 among boys' names in America, with 1,905 babies recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Rahim recorded 1,905 times among boys since 1967, holding rank #2174 nationally today, ahead of 84% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #3,406 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,174 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,905 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahim ranks #3,406 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,174 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,905 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,406 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,174 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,905
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rahim's 1,905 recorded births place it above 92.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rahim compares
1,905 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rahim's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rahim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,905 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rahim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rahim splits its recorded history at 1997: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 66 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rahim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Rahim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (370 births, 19% of the file).
2010s was Rahim's strongest decade.
370 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Rahim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
297 births
- 1980s
1980s
287 births
- 1990s
1990s
353 births
- 2000s
2000s
292 births
- 2010s
2010s
370 births
- 2020s
2020s
287 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 370 births (19% of all-time use).
How Rahim compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rahim's total volume
Rahim by state
Where Rahim concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 234 | 12.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 110 | 5.8% |
| #3 | California | | 95 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 48 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 31 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 10 | 0.5% |
234 of 1,905 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Rahim appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rahim's data
- Rahim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (370 total births) through the 2020s (287) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rahims (234 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rahim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1967–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rahim draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.