Boys' name · since 1974
Aleem
Aleem has 565 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,335 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,407 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 565
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aleem is the #8407 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 565 recorded since 1974.
Aleem has 565 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8407 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #7,335 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,407 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 565 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleem ranks #7,335 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,407 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 565 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,335 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,407 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 565
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aleem's 565 recorded births place it above 83.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Aleem compares
565 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Aleem's all-time total is 53% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 565 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aleem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aleem splits its recorded history at 2000: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aleem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Aleem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (155 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Aleem's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Aleem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s
2010s
155 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 155 births (27% of all-time use).
How Aleem 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 Aleem's total volume
Aleem by state
Where Aleem concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 68 | 12.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
68 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Aleem's data
- Aleem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (155 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Aleems (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Aleem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Aleem 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.