Boys' name · since 1972
Akeem
Akeem has 6,825 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,087 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,825
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
6,825 babies have been named Akeem since 1972, making it today's #2087 boys' name.
Akeem has 6,825 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2087 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #1,481 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,087 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,825 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akeem ranks #1,481 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,087 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,825 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,087 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,825
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Akeem's 6,825 recorded births place it above 96.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Akeem compares
6,825 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Akeem's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akeem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,825 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 570 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akeem splits its recorded history at 1999: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 570 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 570
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Akeem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,372 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Akeem's strongest decade.
2,372 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Akeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 58
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,796 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,372 births
- 2000s 722
2000s
722 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,159 births
- 2020s 718
2020s
718 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,372 births (35% of all-time use).
How Akeem compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Akeem's total volume
Akeem by state
Where Akeem concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,030 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 645 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 436 | 6.4% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 325 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 292 | 4.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 276 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 259 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 256 | 3.8% |
1,030 of 6,825 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Akeem appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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- Akeem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,372 total births); usage has since declined to 718 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Akeems (1,030 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Akeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Akeem 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.