Gideon vs Rahim
Gideon and Rahimcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Gideon was ranked #577 and Rahim #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Gideon was ranked #826 and Rahim #1595 among boys in England and Wales.
Gideon and Rahim over time
Gideon and Rahim appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Gideon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rahim in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Gideon and Rahim changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #826 and #1595.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Gideon #563 in 1999, Rahim #553 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Gideon held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Rahim in 5.
Highest recorded here: Gideon #563 in 1999, Rahim #553 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Gideon #826, Rahim #1595.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Gideon | Rahim |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gideon and Rahim both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Gideon
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #633 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2003–2025
Highest recorded position: #403 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 2003–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Rahim
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #818 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #553 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys