How Many People Are Named Rahim?
An estimated 1,786 people in the United States have the first name Rahim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Rahim peaked in popularity in 2018 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rahim 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 Rahim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,786
About 1 in 191,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2018
50 births
Total Registered
1,839
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rahim
Rahim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,839 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rahim as a male name
Ranked #2,979 in 2024
42 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (50 births)
Rahim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rahim span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 370 babies were registered. While Rahim is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rahim by Decade
How has Rahim 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.
Rahim by State
Birth registrations for Rahim span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland. On average, about 48 Rahims were registered per state.
Rahim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rahim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rahim
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Rahim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rahim?
We estimate approximately 1,786 people named Rahim 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 191,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Rahim a common name?
Rahim is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,839 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rahim most popular?
Rahim reached peak popularity in 2018, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rahim is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rahim a male name?
Rahim is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rahim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rahim Smith, Rahim Johnson, Rahim 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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