US rank #8165 Girls' name Peak 2012 420 births

Hareem — #8165 US girls' name

420 babies named Hareem in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s122010s3272020s70
#8165
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Hareem was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

54 babies were named Hareem in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hareem

The Social Security Administration has registered 420 babies named Hareem between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hareem currently holds the #8165 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hareem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 327 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hareem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Hareem in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hareem 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 420 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.

Hareem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

420

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2012

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,165

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hareem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
54
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0204060 2024202120182015201220021995 6

Hareem by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
327 births that decade — 78% of Hareem's all-time total
1990s112000s122010s3272020s70

Hareem by state

Where Hareem concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Hareem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
88 21.0%
#2 California
21 5.0%
#3 Virginia
21 5.0%
#4 Texas
7 1.7%
#5 Illinois
5 1.2%
#6 Maryland
5 1.2%
#7 New Jersey
5 1.2%
New York share of Hareem's total US births 21.0%
Even split

88 of 420 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hareem?
420 babies have been named Hareem since 1995. It currently ranks #8165 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 54 births.
When was Hareem most popular?
Hareem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 327 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Hareem most popular?
The top states for the name Hareem are New York (88 births), California (21 births), Virginia (21 births).
How long has the name Hareem been used?
Hareem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hareem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Harper, Harriet, Harmony, Harley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.