Rahim is an Arabic name that means "merciful" or "compassionate" and is one of the 99 names of God in Islam, Ar-Rahim, which opens every chapter of the Quran together with Ar-Rahman. As a personal name it is usually understood as a short form of Abdul Rahim, servant of the Merciful. Rahim has moved from number 3056 in 2000 to number 2178 in 2025, its best rank so far.