Boys' name · since 1988

Hikeem

Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 110 babies named Hikeem, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#16,799 of 45,481
all-time among boys
110
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade

Hikeem is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 110 have been recorded since 1988.

Hikeem has 110 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2015.

  • #16,799 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 110 born since 1988
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hikeem ranks #16,799 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.

#16,799 of 45,481
all-time among boys
110
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hikeem's 110 recorded births place it above 62.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Hikeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hikeem's full recorded timeline at 1994, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Hikeem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1990)
16
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
05101520 1988199019921994199720052015 5

Hikeem by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (74 births, 67% of the file).

1990s was Hikeem's strongest decade.

74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Hikeem births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 74 births (67% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hikeem? ▼
Hikeem has been given to 110 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,799 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 16 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Hikeem sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hikeem ranks #16,799 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hikeem most popular? ▼
Hikeem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Hikeem been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hikeem since 1988 -- 28 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Hikeem? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hikaru, Hikmatullah, Hikari. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Hikeem's data

  • Hikeem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Hikeem

Nearby Names Like Hikeem

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hikeem

Hikaru Boy
#10061 169 births
Hikmatullah Boy
5 births
Hikari Boy
5 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hikeem: 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, 1988–2015 (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 Hikeem 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.