Boys' name · since 1997
Abdulhakeem
Abdulhakeem has 72 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 72
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Abdulhakeem sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 72 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdulhakeem has been recorded 72 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #19,597 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 72 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdulhakeem ranks #19,597 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #19,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 72
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Abdulhakeem's 72 recorded births place it above 56.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Abdulhakeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abdulhakeem's full recorded timeline at 2017, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abdulhakeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
72 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 9 births in a single year.
Abdulhakeem by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (27 births, 38% of the file).
2020s was Abdulhakeem's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Abdulhakeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (38% of all-time use).
Abdulhakeem decade highlights
- Peak decade 27 births
- Runner-up 24 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Abdulhakeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Abdulhakeem draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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