74%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Bengali, Malay Scripts رحيم(Arabic, Pashto) رحیم(Persian, Urdu) রহিম(Bengali) Pronounced Pron. /ra.ˈħiːm/(Arabic) /ɾæ.ˈhiːm/(Persian) /ɾə.ˈɦiːm/(Urdu) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "merciful, kind, compassionate" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الرحيم (al-Raḥīm) is one of the 99 names of Allah. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootraḥīmVariantRaheem(Arabic) Feminine FormsRahima(Arabic) Rahima(Bengali) Surname DescendantRahimi(Persian) User SubmissionRəhim PopularityDetails Last ranked #100 in 2020 Azerbaijan Last ranked #965 in 2023 England and Wales People think this name isRate·Details mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange simple serious Categories 99 names of Allah, Chocolatier characters, isograms, kindness, mercy, Sex Education characters, virtues, Xeno characters