UK boy's name
Abdul-Raheem
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Abdul-Raheem is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Abdul-Raheem popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3254, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 18 births.
This profile covers 191 England and Wales registrations across 25 recorded years from 1998 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 33% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 190 living people in the UK are called Abdul-Raheem. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Abdul-Raheem ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 18 boys were registered as Abdul-Raheem.
- • About 190 living people in the UK are estimated to have Abdul-Raheem as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3254
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2017
18 births
Estimated living
190
2026
Popularity
Abdul-Raheem over time
The chart below shows babies named Abdul-Raheem registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Abdul-Raheem, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 18 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abdul-Raheem by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Abdul-Raheem was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2304 | 49 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2423 | 94 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2871 | 44 | 9 |
| 1990s | #2419 | 4 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Abdul-Raheem
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- Adam 71,855
- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Abdul-Raheem: questions and answers
How popular is the name Abdul-Raheem in the UK right now?
In 2024, Abdul-Raheem was ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Abdul-Raheem most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 18 babies registered as Abdul-Raheem in England and Wales.
How many people are called Abdul-Raheem in the UK?
A total of 191 babies have been registered as Abdul-Raheem across the 25 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.