Boys' name · since 1983
Arkeem
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 213 babies named Arkeem, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 213
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arkeem sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 213 recorded since 1983.
Arkeem has 213 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1983 to 2021.
- #12,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 213 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arkeem ranks #12,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 213
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arkeem's 213 recorded births place it above 72.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Arkeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arkeem splits its recorded history at 1996: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arkeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2021
- Peak year (1989)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Arkeem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (121 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Arkeem's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Arkeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 121 births (57% of all-time use).
Arkeem by state
Where Arkeem concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 14 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 2.3% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 5 | 2.3% |
14 of 213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Arkeem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Arkeems (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arkeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1983–2021 (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 Arkeem 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.