Recorded 1976–2023 Boys' name Peak 2021 218 births

Haleem — boys' name

218 babies named Haleem in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s71990s322000s612010s692020s29
2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Haleem was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

12 babies were named Haleem in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Haleem

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Haleem between 1976 and 2023, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Haleem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Haleem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Haleem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Haleem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Haleem 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 218 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.

Haleem at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

218

Since 1976

48 years of records

Peak year

2021

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1976

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2023

Haleem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1976

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
12
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
468101214 20232018201420092005200019901976 9

Haleem by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
69 births that decade — 32% of Haleem's all-time total
1970s201980s71990s322000s612010s692020s29

Haleem by state

Where Haleem concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Haleem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
22 10.1%
Pennsylvania share of Haleem's total US births 10.1%

22 of 218 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haleem?
218 babies have been named Haleem since 1976. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 12 births.
When was Haleem most popular?
Haleem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Haleem most popular?
The top states for the name Haleem are Pennsylvania (22 births).
How long has the name Haleem been used?
Haleem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 48 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Haleem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hal, Hallie, Hale, Halen, 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, 1976–2023 (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.