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Why parents love Raheem- Al-Rahim IS one of God's 99 Names — Most Merciful.
- Every Quran chapter opens with this attribute.
- Two syllables with a warm, Arabic sound: rah-HEEM.
- The meaning merciful IS the most compassionate.
- The most frequently invoked divine attribute.
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The vibe of Raheem
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Origin & history of Raheem
Arabic رحيم (rahim, merciful)
→ Raheem
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Arabic roots
Raheem means merciful. Al-Rahim IS one of God's 99 Names. Every Quran chapter opens with this attribute.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Arabic; 99 Names of God.
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Today
Raheem remains a beloved choice, ranking #1193 in the US. 8,402 babies have been named Raheem since 1964.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Islamic tradition, SSA data
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How popular is Raheem?
1993
peak year
Today, Raheem is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1193), with only about 163 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1993, 556 babies were given the name (ranked #417 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Raheem's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 8,402 babies have been registered as Raheem since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
556
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #417)
(ranked #417)
163
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,630
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
8,402
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Raheem5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Raheem's Life Path 9 is the humanitarian's number — Most-Merciful humanitarianism. People named Raheem tend to be warm, compassionate, and gifted at being the most frequently invoked mercy.
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Most frequently invoked mercy✦
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Every-Quran-chapter◎
Arabic-compassionate♡
Warm divineR9
A1
H8
E5
E5
M4
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Raheem🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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