Rahm

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 11 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Rahm by the numbers

Rahm was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 12 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Rahm

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rahm. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Rahacomfort or ease54 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rampleasing; a Hindu deity20 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rahimmerciful; compassionate40 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Raampleasant, charming; dark6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Raym8 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Rahm

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