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Rahima

Rahima is a female given name: 98% of people named Rahima are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleLow
Male 2%Female 98%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Female
Male / female split
2% male / 98% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Arabic and Persian countries, Turkey, United States
US births since 1880
0 male / 125 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Rahima

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Rahima," in English, "Guten Tag Rahima," in German. Rahima is a female given name: about 98% of people named Rahima are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Rahima,

German

Guten Tag Rahima,

French

Bonjour Rahima,

Spanish

Estimado/a Rahima:

Chinese

Rahima您好:

Japanese

Rahima様

English

Hi Rahima,

German

Hi Rahima,

French

Salut Rahima,

Spanish

Hola Rahima,

Chinese

Rahima你好:

Japanese

Rahimaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Rahima by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Arabic and Persian countriesrarewoman's name2%
Turkeyrarewoman's name2%
United Statesrarewoman's name0%

United States birth data

0 male · 125 female · 125 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Rahima a male or female name?

Rahima is a female given name: 98% of people named Rahima are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Rahima in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Rahima," in English, "Guten Tag Rahima," in German. Rahima is a female given name: about 98% of people named Rahima are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Rahima a unisex name?

Rahima is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Rahima are men. Rahima leans strongly female overall.

Related names

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Rahima a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rahima (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_rahima,
  title  = {Is Rahima a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rahima},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}