Names / Boy names
Raheem
Current rank
#1,442
and easing
All-time peak
#417
in 1993
First recorded
1964
in U.S. data
Children named
8,500
since 1964
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #417 in 1993 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(rah-HEEM): merciful. Also spelled. It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1964. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. 1993 marked its high point, reaching #417. Over 8,500 have carried it since records began.