Boys' name · since 1980
Jakeem
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 1,160 babies named Jakeem, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,160
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jakeem is the #5288 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,160 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakeem has been recorded 1,160 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #5288 nationally and more common than 62% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #4,681 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,288 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,160 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakeem ranks #4,681 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,288 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,160 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,160
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakeem's 1,160 recorded births place it above 89.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jakeem compares
1,160 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Jakeem's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jakeem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,160 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jakeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jakeem splits its recorded history at 2006: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jakeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Jakeem by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (363 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Jakeem's strongest decade.
363 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jakeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
273 births
- 2000s
2000s
363 births
- 2010s
2010s
319 births
- 2020s
2020s
164 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 363 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jakeem compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jakeem's total volume
Jakeem by state
Where Jakeem concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 99 | 8.5% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 34 | 2.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
99 of 1,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Jakeem's data
- Jakeem's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (363 total births) through the 2020s (164) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Jakeems (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Jakeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Jakeem 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.