UK girl's name
Rahimah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2018. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Rahimah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Rahimah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2018 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5666, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2005, with 11 births.
This profile covers 84 England and Wales registrations across 16 recorded years from 1997 to 2018. 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 27% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 84 living people in the UK are called Rahimah. 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 2019 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Rahimah ranked #5666 for girls in England and Wales in 2018, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 11 girls were registered as Rahimah.
- • About 84 living people in the UK are estimated to have Rahimah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5666
2018
Births in 2018
3
Latest year
Peak year
2005
11 births
Estimated living
84
2026
Popularity
Rahimah over time
The chart below shows babies named Rahimah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2018. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Rahimah, the clearest high point is 2005. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2018, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rahimah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Rahimah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4397 | 14 | 3 |
| 2000s | #3166 | 59 | 10 |
| 1990s | #3397 | 11 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Rahimah
- Ruby 60,551
- Rebecca 45,764
- Rosie 35,558
- Rachel 19,034
- Rose 18,043
- Robyn 14,556
- Rosa 6,236
- Rhiannon 6,180
- Rachael 4,702
- Rebekah 4,395
- Rhianna 4,177
- Ruth 4,118
FAQ
Rahimah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Rahimah in the UK right now?
In 2018, Rahimah was ranked #5666 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Rahimah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 11 babies registered as Rahimah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Rahimah in the UK?
A total of 84 babies have been registered as Rahimah across the 16 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.