Recorded 1983–2021 Boys' name Peak 1989 213 births

Arkeem — boys' name

213 babies named Arkeem in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s531990s1212000s52010s242020s10
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Arkeem was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

27 babies were named Arkeem in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arkeem

The Social Security Administration has registered 213 babies named Arkeem between 1983 and 2021, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arkeem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arkeem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arkeem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Arkeem in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arkeem 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 213 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.

Arkeem at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

213

Since 1983

39 years of records

Peak year

1989

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1983

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2021

Arkeem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1983

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1989)
27
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
051015202530 20212014200219971994199119881983 8

Arkeem by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
121 births that decade — 57% of Arkeem's all-time total
1980s531990s1212000s52010s242020s10

Arkeem by state

Where Arkeem concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Arkeem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
14 6.6%
#2 Florida
5 2.3%
#3 South Carolina
5 2.3%
Georgia share of Arkeem's total US births 6.6%
Even split

14 of 213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arkeem?
213 babies have been named Arkeem since 1983. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1989 with 27 births.
When was Arkeem most popular?
Arkeem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Arkeem most popular?
The top states for the name Arkeem are Georgia (14 births), Florida (5 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Arkeem been used?
Arkeem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 39 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Arkeem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arkan, Arkin, Arkyn, Ark, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1983–2021 (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.