Rahima () is a female Arabic given name meaning "merciful, kind, compassionate". The male form is Rahim, and is one of the names of Allah in Islam. Given name Rahima Banu (born 1973), Bangladeshi woman who is the last known person to have been infected with naturally occurring Variola major smallpox Rahima Begum (born 1984), English human rights activist Rahima Ayla Dirkse (born 1993), Dutch model and beauty pageant titleholder Rahima Gambo (born 1986), Nigerian photographer and artist Rahima Mondal, Indian politician Rahima Moosa (1922–1993), South African activist Rahima Naz (born 1986), Pakistani poet Rahimah Rahim (singer, born 1955), singer from Singapore Rahimah Rahim (singer, born 1992), Singaporean singer from Taiwan Rahima Orchient Yayah (born 1974), Malaysian businesswoman and former model
Surname Abdel Amir Abbud Rahima, Iraqi politician