Hakeem
Hakeem was the 1502nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 586th with 279 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 340 places. More babies were named Hakeem in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,502 boys, down 543 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 117boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1989279 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,299babies recorded
Hakeem popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,502 | 117 |
| 2020 | #959 | 227 |
| 2010 | #1,887 | 76 |
| 2000 | #1,077 | 132 |
| 1990 | #612 | 270 |
| 1980 | #1,780 | 32 |
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How popular is Hakeem, counting every spelling?
Hakeem is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,166 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,502 for Hakeem on its own. Together these spellings went to 163 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem | 117 | #1,502 | 813 |
| Hakim | 46 | #2,777 | 211 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hakeem?
117 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hakeem (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hakeem 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 72 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hakeem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hakeem?
About 6,100 people born in the US named Hakeem are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 9 and 33. That makes Hakeem mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Hakeem by state
How common Hakeem was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.7×), Virginia (1.7×). In 28 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 Hakeem: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hakeem, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hakeem
How popular is the name Hakeem?
Hakeem was the 1502nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 586th with 279 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 340 places. More babies were named Hakeem in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Hakeem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hakeem in the US.
Where is Hakeem most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hakeem was most common in Georgia (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Illinois.