Recorded 1975–2021 Boys' name Peak 2003 97 births

Hakiem — boys' name

97 babies named Hakiem in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s241990s222000s162010s222020s8
1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Hakiem was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

11 babies were named Hakiem in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hakiem

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Hakiem between 1975 and 2021, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hakiem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hakiem performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hakiem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hakiem 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 97 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.

Hakiem at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

97

Since 1975

47 years of records

Peak year

2003

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1975

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2021

Hakiem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1975

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2003)
11
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
4681012 20212017201020031994198919851975 5

Hakiem by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 25% of Hakiem's all-time total
1970s51980s241990s222000s162010s222020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hakiem?
97 babies have been named Hakiem since 1975. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2003 with 11 births.
When was Hakiem most popular?
Hakiem was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Hakiem been used?
Hakiem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 47 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Hakiem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hakeem, Hakim, Hakan, Hakop, 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, 1975–2021 (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.