Boys' name · since 1980
Kaheem
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 377 babies named Kaheem, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,971 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 377
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaheem currently ranks #9971 among boys' names in America, with 377 babies recorded since 1980.
Kaheem has 377 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9971 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, 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 1980 to 2025.
- #9,349 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,971 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 377 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaheem ranks #9,349 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,971 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 377 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,971 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 377
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaheem's 377 recorded births place it above 79.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kaheem compares
377 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
Kaheem's all-time total is 2% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaheem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 377 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaheem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaheem's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaheem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Kaheem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (112 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Kaheem's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kaheem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 112 births (30% of all-time use).
Kaheem by state
Where Kaheem concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 49 | 13.0% |
49 of 377 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kaheem's data
- Kaheem's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kaheems (49 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 Kaheem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
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 Kaheem 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.