US rank #2962 Boys' name Peak 2018 1,839 births

Rahim — #2962 US boys' name

1,839 babies named Rahim in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s191970s2971980s2871990s3532000s2922010s3702020s221
#2962
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Rahim was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

50 babies were named Rahim in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahim

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,839 babies named Rahim between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahim currently holds the #2962 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahim performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 370 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rahim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 225 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Rahim in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahim 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 1,839 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.

Rahim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,839

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

2018

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,962

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rahim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
50
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
0102030405060 20242016200820001992198419761967 9

Rahim by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
370 births that decade — 20% of Rahim's all-time total
1960s191970s2971980s2871990s3532000s2922010s3702020s221

Rahim by state

Where Rahim concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rahim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
225 12.2%
#2 New Jersey
110 6.0%
#3 California
89 4.8%
#4 Pennsylvania
48 2.6%
#5 Texas
22 1.2%
#6 Illinois
6 0.3%
#7 Ohio
6 0.3%
#8 Georgia
5 0.3%
New York share of Rahim's total US births 12.2%
Even split

225 of 1,839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Rahim appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahim?
1,839 babies have been named Rahim since 1967. It currently ranks #2962 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 50 births.
When was Rahim most popular?
Rahim was most popular in the 2010s decade with 370 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Rahim most popular?
The top states for the name Rahim are New York (225 births), New Jersey (110 births), California (89 births).
How long has the name Rahim been used?
Rahim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rahim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raheem, Rahul, Rahsaan, Rahman, 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, 1967–2024 (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.