as a Last Name
- 2,209
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Rahim
Meaning & Origins
Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic raḥīm‘merciful’, ‘compassionate’. Ur-Raḥīm ‘the Merciful’ is an attribute of Allah (see the Qur’an 2:173). The name is also found in combinations such as ῾Abd ur-Raḥīm ‘servant of the Merciful’.
| 13,698th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,209
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New York
- has the most people named Rahim per capita
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map