girl's name

Rahima

  • Origin Indian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 1,166

Rahima is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Rahima is a name of Indian origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 1997, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 105,396 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Rahima over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Rahima by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 88
2000s 231
2010s 124
2020s (to 2025) 33

How popular is Rahima?

In 2025, Rahima was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Rahima is used

France #3,127 10 in 2024
Canada #3,705 5 in 2020
England & Wales #4,588 5 in 2025
United States #9,747 10 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Rahima

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Rahima also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rahima over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rahima

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rahima — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Rahima

How popular is the name Rahima?

In 2025, Rahima was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Rahima a girl's or a boy's name?

Rahima is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Rahima most popular?

Rahima peaked in 1997, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Rahima a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rahima currently ranks #4,588 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.