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Raheem

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What official birth registration shows about Raheem: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #406 to #697.200020052010201520202025#406#697
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#458
1997#462
1998#477
1999#697
2000#430
2001#406
2002#411
2003#490
2004#443
2005#502
2006#504
2007#584
2008#604
2009#535
2010#625
2011#626
2012#588
2013#589
2014#507
2015#506
2016#525
2017#621
2018#465
2019#481
2020#551
2021#539
2022#531
2023#447
2024#613
2025#585

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #613 among boys in England and Wales, #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #458 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #406 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #585 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #406 in England and Wales in 2001.

Raheem's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#58566HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#61362HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#44789HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#53173HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#53972HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#55167HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#48183HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#46587HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#62158HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#52574HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#50676HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#50777HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#58960HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#58860HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#62654HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#62552HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#53563HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#60452HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#58451HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#50460HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#50255HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#44361HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#49049HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#41155HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#40656HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#43049HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#69724HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#47741HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#46242HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#45841HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Raheem is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Raheem, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2001Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201819962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#406 in 2001
Republic of Ireland2018–20243#749 in 2018

Its high point came 17 years earlier in England and Wales (2001) than in Republic of Ireland (2018).

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What is known about Raheem

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #406 in England and Wales in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.