Boys' name · since 1985
Ikeem
Ikeem has 371 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,440 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,057 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ikeem currently ranks #11057 among boys' names in America, with 371 babies recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikeem has been recorded 371 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #11057 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #9,440 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,057 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 371 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikeem ranks #9,440 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,057 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 371 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,440 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,057 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ikeem's 371 recorded births place it above 79.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ikeem compares
371 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Ikeem's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ikeem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 371 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ikeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ikeem's full recorded timeline at 2005, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ikeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Ikeem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (171 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Ikeem's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ikeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s 60
2000s
60 births
- 2010s 62
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 171 births (46% of all-time use).
Ikeem by state
Where Ikeem concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 24 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 4.3% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 6 | 1.6% |
24 of 371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ikeem's data
- Ikeem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ikeems (24 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ikeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Ikeem 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.