Boys' name · since 1979
Azeem
Azeem has 642 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,797 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,460 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 642
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
642 babies have been named Azeem since 1979, making it today's #4460 boys' name.
Azeem has 642 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4460 as of the latest data, more common than 68% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #6,797 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,460 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 642 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azeem ranks #6,797 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,460 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 642 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,797 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,460 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 642
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Azeem's 642 recorded births place it above 85.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Azeem compares
642 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Azeem's all-time total is 74% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azeem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 642 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Azeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Azeem's full recorded timeline at 2005, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Azeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Azeem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (199 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Azeem's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Azeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
148 births
- 2010s
2010s
199 births
- 2020s
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 199 births (31% of all-time use).
How Azeem 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 Azeem's total volume
Azeem by state
Where Azeem concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 39 | 6.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 17 | 2.6% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
39 of 642 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Azeem's data
- Azeem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (199 total births) through the 2020s (133) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Azeems (39 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 Azeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Azeem 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.