US rank #10104 Boys' name Peak 2014 555 births

Aleem — #10104 US boys' name

555 babies named Aleem in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s891990s1062000s1132010s1552020s62
#10104
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Aleem was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

22 babies were named Aleem in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleem

The Social Security Administration has registered 555 babies named Aleem between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aleem currently holds the #10104 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aleem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Aleem in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleem in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 555 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aleem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

555

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2014

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,104

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aleem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
22
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0510152025 202420182012200619991993198719811974 5

Aleem by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
155 births that decade — 28% of Aleem's all-time total
1970s301980s891990s1062000s1132010s1552020s62

Aleem by state

Where Aleem concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aleem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
68 12.3%
#2 New York
5 0.9%
Pennsylvania share of Aleem's total US births 12.3%
Even split

68 of 555 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleem?
555 babies have been named Aleem since 1974. It currently ranks #10104 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 22 births.
When was Aleem most popular?
Aleem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Aleem most popular?
The top states for the name Aleem are Pennsylvania (68 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Aleem been used?
Aleem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aleem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexander, Alex, Alejandro, Alexis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.