Girls' name · since 1999
Rahima
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 210 babies named Rahima, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,314 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,786 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 210
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
210 babies have been named Rahima since 1999, making it today's #9786 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Rahima recorded 210 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #9786 nationally today, ahead of 43% of girls, 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 1999 to 2025.
- #19,314 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,786 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 210 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahima ranks #19,314 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,786 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 210 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,314 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,786 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 210
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rahima's 210 recorded births place it above 73.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Rahima compares
210 38th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Rahima's all-time total is 44% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rahima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 210 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rahima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rahima's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rahima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Rahima by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (81 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Rahima's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Rahima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 81 births (39% of all-time use).
Rahima by state
Where Rahima concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 10 | 4.8% |
10 of 210 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rahima's data
- Rahima's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (81 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Rahimas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rahima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Rahima 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.