Akeem
Akeem was the 2078th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 405th with 570 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 625 places. More babies were named Akeem in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,078 boys, down 816 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 71boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990570 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,825babies recorded
Akeem popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,078 | 71 |
| 2020 | #1,262 | 145 |
| 2010 | #1,713 | 89 |
| 2000 | #1,552 | 77 |
| 1990 | #405 | 570 |
| 1980 | #4,143 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Akeem, counting every spelling?
Akeem has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Akeem?
71 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Akeem (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Akeem born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 118 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Akeem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Akeem?
About 6,600 people born in the US named Akeem are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 14 and 37. That makes Akeem mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Akeem by state
How common Akeem was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.7×), Florida (2.2×), Illinois (1.6×), North Carolina (1.5×), New York (1.5×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Akeem: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Akeem, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Akeem
How popular is the name Akeem?
Akeem was the 2078th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 405th with 570 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 625 places. More babies were named Akeem in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Akeem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Akeem in the US.
Where is Akeem most popular?
In 2021–2025, Akeem was most common in Georgia (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Illinois.