Rakim
Rakim was the 6719th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1141st with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 481 places. More babies were named Rakim in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,719 boys, down 2,330 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199294 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,322babies recorded
Rakim popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,719 | 13 |
| 2020 | #4,389 | 23 |
| 2010 | #5,196 | 18 |
| 2000 | #2,908 | 31 |
| 1990 | #1,233 | 80 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rakim, counting every spelling?
Rakim has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rakim?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rakim (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rakim 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rakim.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rakim?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Rakim are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 15 and 34. That makes Rakim 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rakim: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rakim, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rakim
How popular is the name Rakim?
Rakim was the 6719th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1141st with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 481 places. More babies were named Rakim in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Rakim a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rakim in the US.