MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rahim mean?
Rahim comes from Arabic raḥīm, expressing mercy and compassion. The adjective is also used as a divine attribute in Arabic devotional language.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रहीम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
رحيم
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rahim in Indian usage
34,746 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (87.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 4,356 records (12.5%).
- Recorded as male: 30,390 records (87.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 840 |
| 1940s | 1,977 |
| 1950s | 3,422 |
| 1960s | 6,082 |
| 1970s | 7,892 |
| 1980s | 8,866 |
| 1990s | 5,381 |
| Other decades | 286 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 8,319 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 6,382 |
| Kerala | 4,579 |
| Bihar | 4,057 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3,051 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,104 |
| Jharkhand | 2,003 |
| Rajasthan | 1,522 |
| Assam | 977 |
| Tripura | 448 |
| Haryana | 341 |
| Punjab | 229 |
| Uttarakhand | 135 |
| Other states | 599 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Rahim / M | 40 | 811 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Rahim ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rahim; Table_6, C824 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rahim; Table_6, C824
- Wiktionary: رحيم ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: रहीम ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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