Is Raheem a boy or girl name?
Raheem is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 136 boys were named Raheem, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 8,402 US babies named Raheem were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,381
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Raheem since 1964
- 8,402
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 556 babies
Boys and girls named Raheem, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 673 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,184 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 1990s | 2,952 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,278 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,508 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 785 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 136 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 157 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 157 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 156 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 179 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 179 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 170 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 187 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 158 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 152 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 150 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 133 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 128 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 131 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 120 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 121 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 139 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 116 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 120 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 101 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 101 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 121 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 147 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 143 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 169 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 183 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 221 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 223 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 278 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 321 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 384 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 556 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 395 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 217 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 174 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 156 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 105 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 112 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 81 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 89 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 83 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 121 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 127 | #781 | 6 | #10,125 |
| 1981 | 154 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 156 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 117 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 108 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 148 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 67 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 69 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 39 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,100 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,482 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,475 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Raheem reached #417 in 1993. As a girl name, it reached #10,125 in 1982. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Raheem
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.