Holding steady, #14,942 for girls today.
Popularity of Rim since 1998
Babies named Rim per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2000, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Rim's real moment was 2018.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 39 |
| 2010s | 57 |
| 2020s | 11 |
Meaning & origin
Rim is a rare name in the United States, first recorded for a girl in 1998. Its etymology is uncertain, with possible roots in the Arabic word for 'white antelope' or as a modern English coinage. The name reached its peak popularity in 2018, but still remained very uncommon, with a 2025 ranking of 14,942 and an incidence of about 1 in 321,453 births. Trajectory data shows a stable pattern over the past decade, with no strong upward or downward trend. No top states are recorded, indicating it is spread thinly across the population. Despite its rarity, Rim offers a short, simple option with multicultural appeal.
The name Rim may derive from Arabic ريم (raym), referring to a white antelope or gazelle, a common motif in Arabic poetry. Alternatively, it could be a modern English invention, possibly a contraction of names like 'Rima' or a phonetic spelling of 'Rain'. Its use as a given name in the United States began in the late 1990s, with a small but steady presence since then.
“Rim” around the world
Where Rim lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
80
babies in 2024
Quebec
7
babies in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · Retraite Québec (Quebec).
Sibling names for Rim
Names that share Rim's style, for a brother or sister.
