girl's name
Rym
REEM
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 3
- Popularity Top 100 (France)
- Births on record 3,533
France
#87
2025 births
Rym is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "white gazelle," a traditional image of grace in Arabic poetry. It ranks eighty-seventh in France, and our records first carry it in 2024, making it one of the newest names in the French list.
- Rym is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in France in 2025, when 565 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 1,043 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1974.
Rym over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s 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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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 30 |
| 1980s | 90 |
| 1990s | 150 |
| 2000s | 295 |
| 2010s | 640 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,025 |
What Rym means
Rym means a white gazelle, or an antelope. In Arabic poetry the gazelle is the standard figure for a beautiful woman, particularly for the eyes, so the name is a compliment by way of an image rather than a direct description.
Where Rym comes from
Rym transliterates the Arabic Rim or Reem, a white gazelle. The animal is among the most frequent similes in classical Arabic verse, where a woman's eyes, neck and bearing are compared to a gazelle's, and the word carries that whole tradition with it. The spelling Rym is specifically French: English and Arabic transliteration conventions give Reem or Rim, and the y is the French rendering of the long vowel. It is common across the Gulf and North Africa, and its French use follows Maghrebi migration in the same way as Nour, Aya and Jannah.
Rym in use
Rym ranks eighty-seventh in France with about 565 births in 2025, and our records first carry it in 2024 — an extremely short history, though the name itself is old in Arabic. It is essentially absent elsewhere: beyond 3,700 in England and Wales, where Reem is the usual spelling, and beyond 16,000 in the United States. The spelling rather than the name is what is new.
How popular is Rym?
In 2025, Rym was given to 565 babies in France, ranking #87 that year. It is one of the most popular names in France.
Where Rym is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rym
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rym also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rym over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Rym in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Rym
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rym — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rym
What does the name Rym mean?
Rym means "white gazelle," a traditional image of grace in Arabic poetry.
Is Rym the same as Reem?
Yes. Rym is the French transliteration; Reem and Rim are the English and Arabic conventions.
How do you pronounce Rym?
REEM, one syllable.
Is Rym a new name?
The spelling is. The Arabic name is old, but our records first carry Rym in 2024.
How popular is the name Rym?
In 2025, Rym was given to 565 babies in France, ranking #87 that year. It is one of the most popular names in France.
Is Rym a girl's or a boy's name?
Rym is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Rym most popular?
Rym peaked in 2025, when 565 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rym a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rym currently ranks #87 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.