How Many People Are Named Raheem?
An estimated 8,193 people in the United States have the first name Raheem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Raheem peaked in popularity in 1993 with 556 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raheem as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Raheem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,193
About 1 in 41,835 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1993
556 births
Total Registered
8,402
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raheem
Raheem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,402 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Raheem as a male name
Ranked #1,381 in 2024
136 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (556 births)
Raheem as a female name
Ranked #10,125 in 1982
6 female births in 1982
Peak: 1982 (6 births)
Raheem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raheem span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,952 babies were registered. Raheem has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raheem by Decade
How has Raheem tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Raheem by State
Birth registrations for Raheem span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. The lowest are in Iowa, Kentucky, Delaware. On average, about 230 Raheems were registered per state.
Raheem + Last Name Combinations
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Raheem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raheem?
We estimate approximately 8,193 people named Raheem are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 41,835 Americans share this first name.
Is Raheem a common name?
Raheem is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,402 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raheem most popular?
Raheem reached peak popularity in 1993, when 556 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raheem is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raheem a male name?
Raheem is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raheem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raheem Smith, Raheem Johnson, Raheem Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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