boys:
866 births since 1971
#3721 (19th percentile)
overall:
866 births since 1971
#6873 (11th percentile)
The name Raheim is the #6,873 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 866 recorded births since 1971. This represents the 11.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 11.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,721 (18.8% percentile) for all time with 866 births since 1971.
Raheim first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1971 (first recorded for boys in 1971). Birth data for Raheim is available in 51 out of the 53 years between 1971 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For boys, Raheim reached its peak popularity in 2003, achieving the 5.3% percentile (ranked #781) with 23 births per million. The name was most common in 2003, with 23 births per million (ranked 5.3% percentile). Despite a peak around 2020, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Raheim ranks #905 for boys (0.7% percentile) with 6 births per million, which is 25.8% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Raheim".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Raheim. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 76.5% confident that Raheim is pronounced as ruh-HEEM, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is ruh-HAYM, at 14.7% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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