Rahma is an Arabic name that means "mercy" or "compassion"; it comes from the same root as Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim, two of the most important names of God in the Quran. It is a common girls' name in North Africa, the Middle East and East Africa. In the United States Rahma ranked number 4501 in 2000, reached number 2049 in 2016 and has stayed close to that level since, standing at number 2253 in 2025.