Girls' name · since 1995

Hareem

Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 426 babies named Hareem, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#13,008 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,821 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
426
born since 1995
2010s
peak decade

426 babies have been named Hareem since 1995, making it today's #13821 girls' name.

Hareem has 426 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13821 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.

  • #13,008 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,821 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 426 born since 1995
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hareem ranks #13,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,821 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 426 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.

#13,008 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,821 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
426
born since 1995
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%20%
Hareem vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Hareem's 426 recorded births place it above 82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Hareem compares

426 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Hareem's all-time total is 13% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Hareem Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 426 376 567,345
Peak-year births 54 21 19,840

Hareem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Hareem's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Hareem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
54
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
0204060 1995200620132016201920222025 6

Hareem by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (327 births, 77% of the file).

2010s was Hareem's strongest decade.

327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.

Hareem births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 327 births (77% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 20.7%
#2 California
21 4.9%
#3 Virginia
21 4.9%
#4 Texas
7 1.6%
#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 20.7%
Even split

88 of 426 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hareem?
Since 1995, Social Security records show 426 babies named Hareem. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #13,008 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #13,821 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 54 births.
Where does Hareem sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hareem ranks #13,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,821 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
The SSA has tracked Hareem since 1995 -- 31 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.

What to do with Hareem's data

  • Hareem's decade-level peak was the 2010s (327 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Hareems (88 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Hareem

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hareem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1995–2025 (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 Hareem 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.