Girl’s name · Arabic, French

Rym

How to say it: REEM · /ˈʁim/

Maghrebi spelling of Arabic Rim 'white antelope' - popular in North Africa.

Rym was the 1,202nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 15% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,067 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,202for girls in 2025
1 in 23,184US babies
0born in 2025
#1,067projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Rym
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,202
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 23,184
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+15%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,067
In France, 2025#85 among girls’ names, 565 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Rym is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Riri

Honouring a Rym in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Rym is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #85 for girls in 2025.

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