Recorded 1988–2017 Boys' name Peak 1990 92 births

Rahkim — boys' name

92 babies named Rahkim in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s462000s242010s17
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Rahkim was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rahkim in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahkim

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Rahkim between 1988 and 2017, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahkim currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahkim performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rahkim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahkim 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 92 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.

Rahkim at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

92

Since 1988

30 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1988

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2017

Rahkim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1988

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
456789 201720122006200019981996199419901988 5

Rahkim by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
46 births that decade — 50% of Rahkim's all-time total
1980s51990s462000s242010s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahkim?
92 babies have been named Rahkim since 1988. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Rahkim most popular?
Rahkim was most popular in the 1990s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Rahkim been used?
Rahkim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 30 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Rahkim?
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.

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, 1988–2017 (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.