Boys' name · since 1970
Bekim
Bekim has 161 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,273 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 161
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
161 boys have been named Bekim since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bekim has 161 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2019.
- #14,273 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 161 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bekim ranks #14,273 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,273 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 161
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Bekim's 161 recorded births place it above 68.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Bekim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bekim splits its recorded history at 1993: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bekim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2019
- Peak year (1981)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Bekim by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (44 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Bekim's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Bekim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 44 births (27% of all-time use).
Bekim by state
Where Bekim concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22 | 13.7% |
22 of 161 births nationwide.
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- Bekim's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (44 total births) through the 2010s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Bekims (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Bekim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1970–2019 (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 Bekim 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.