Boys' name · since 1976
Haleem
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 225 babies named Haleem, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,971 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 225
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
225 babies have been named Haleem since 1976, making it today's #10971 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haleem has been recorded 225 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #10971 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #12,259 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,971 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 225 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haleem ranks #12,259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,971 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 225 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,971 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 225
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Haleem's 225 recorded births place it above 73.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Haleem compares
225 40th percentile among 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
Haleem's all-time total is 39% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haleem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 225 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Haleem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Haleem's full recorded timeline at 2008, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Haleem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Haleem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (69 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Haleem's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Haleem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 69 births (31% of all-time use).
Haleem by state
Where Haleem concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 9.8% |
22 of 225 births nationwide.
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What to do with Haleem's data
- Haleem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (69 total births) through the 2020s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Haleems (22 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 Haleem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
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, 1976–2025 (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 Haleem 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.