US rank #7792 Girls' name Peak 2015 200 births

Rahima — #7792 US girls' name

200 babies named Rahima in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s592010s812020s53
#7792
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Rahima was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

15 babies were named Rahima in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahima

The Social Security Administration has registered 200 babies named Rahima between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rahima currently holds the #7792 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahima performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rahima shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rahima in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahima 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 200 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.

Rahima at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

200

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2015

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,792

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rahima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
15
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 20242021201820152011200720041999 7

Rahima by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
81 births that decade — 41% of Rahima's all-time total
1990s72000s592010s812020s53

Rahima by state

Where Rahima concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rahima
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
10 5.0%
Minnesota share of Rahima's total US births 5.0%

10 of 200 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahima?
200 babies have been named Rahima since 1999. It currently ranks #7792 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 15 births.
When was Rahima most popular?
Rahima was most popular in the 2010s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Rahima most popular?
The top states for the name Rahima are Minnesota (10 births).
How long has the name Rahima been used?
Rahima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rahima?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rahma, Rahaf, Rahel, Raha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.