Rakeem
Rakeem was the 3733rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 773rd with 183 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 164 places. More babies were named Rakeem in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,733 boys, down 855 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992183 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,182babies recorded
Rakeem popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,733 | 30 |
| 2020 | #2,878 | 42 |
| 2010 | #4,205 | 24 |
| 2000 | #2,187 | 46 |
| 1990 | #945 | 121 |
| 1980 | #4,059 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rakeem, counting every spelling?
Rakeem has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rakeem?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rakeem (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rakeem 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 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rakeem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rakeem?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Rakeem are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 17 and 35. That makes Rakeem 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.
Rakeem by state
How common Rakeem was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Rakeem: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rakeem, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rakeem
How popular is the name Rakeem?
Rakeem was the 3733rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 773rd with 183 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 164 places. More babies were named Rakeem in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Rakeem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rakeem in the US.
Where is Rakeem most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rakeem was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 boys).