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Boy name Swahili origin Muslim tradition

Rahim

rah-HEEM · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Compassionate.
Language
Swahili
Culture
Swahili/East African
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2979
2024 births42
Peak year2018
First appeared1967
Total US births1,839
2018 peak19671981199620102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Rah
Alternate spellings
RaheemRahiim
In other languages
Rahim

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