Recorded 1990–1999 Boys' name Peak 1992 26 births

Dakeem — boys' name

26 babies named Dakeem in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s26
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Dakeem was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

8 babies were named Dakeem in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dakeem

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Dakeem between 1990 and 1999, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dakeem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dakeem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dakeem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dakeem 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 26 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.

Dakeem at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

26

Since 1990

10 years of records

Peak year

1992

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1990

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1999

Dakeem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1990

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1992)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
456789 1999199319921990 7

Dakeem by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
26 births that decade — 100% of Dakeem's all-time total
1990s26

Dakeem by state

Where Dakeem concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dakeem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 19.2%
New York share of Dakeem's total US births 19.2%

5 of 26 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dakeem?
26 babies have been named Dakeem since 1990. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1992 with 8 births.
When was Dakeem most popular?
Dakeem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Dakeem most popular?
The top states for the name Dakeem are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Dakeem been used?
Dakeem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 10 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Dakeem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dakota, Dakari, Dakoda, Dakotah, 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, 1990–1999 (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.