Rakeem
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning merciful, compassionate; a form of Rahim.
Rakeem by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Rakeem. In the US, 34 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 183 babies in 1992, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Rahim
Like Rakeem, each of these traces back to Rahim: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rakeem. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Raheemmerciful; compassionate; a form of Rahim66 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rahkeemcompassionate, merciful; a modern form of raheem10 in the US (2017)
- Rykeem6 in the US (2017)
- Raeesleader, chief, captain49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Raheeltraveler or wayfarer19 in the US (2017)
- Raheimmerciful, compassionate; a form of Rahim17 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Rakeem
Names that are said the same way as Rakeem, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean grace
Like Rakeem, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)
- JackGod is gracious; from John1,595 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iangod is gracious; a form of john5,012 in the US (2017)
- JaxsonGod is gracious; a form of Jackson4,832 in the US (2017)
- EvanGod is gracious4,795 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Rakeem
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