Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: steady
RakhamimIn Hebrew: רחמים · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: רַחֲמִיםRomanization: rakhamím
Rakhamim (Hebrew: רחמים) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 4,565 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1951, with 201 babies.
- People in Israel
- 4,565
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- —
- not in the list
- Peak year
- 1951
- 201 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Rakhamim
In Hebrew letters the name is רחמים, read right to left. Rakhamim is the Latin spelling recorded in Wiktionary; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "rakhamím" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name
Compare Arabic رَحْمَة (raḥma, “mercy”).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Rakhamim by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Rakhamim
How do you write Rakhamim in Hebrew?
Rakhamim is written רחמים in Hebrew (with vowel points: רַחֲמִים). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "rakhamím".
How many people in Israel are named Rakhamim?
4,565 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name רחמים: 0 women and 4,565 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Rakhamim a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named רחמים are men.
What does the name Rakhamim mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name" Etymology: Compare Arabic رَحْمَة (raḥma, “mercy”).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.