Recorded 2002–2009 Boys' name Peak 2006 26 births

Kahseem — boys' name

26 babies named Kahseem in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s26
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kahseem was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kahseem in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahseem

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Kahseem between 2002 and 2009, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kahseem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahseem performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kahseem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahseem in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kahseem at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

26

Since 2002

8 years of records

Peak year

2006

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

2002

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2009

Kahseem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2002

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2006)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 2009200820062002 5

Kahseem by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
26 births that decade — 100% of Kahseem's all-time total
2000s26

Kahseem by state

Where Kahseem concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kahseem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 19.2%
Pennsylvania share of Kahseem's total US births 19.2%

5 of 26 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahseem?
26 babies have been named Kahseem since 2002. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2006 with 8 births.
When was Kahseem most popular?
Kahseem was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kahseem most popular?
The top states for the name Kahseem are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Kahseem been used?
Kahseem has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 8 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Kahseem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kahlil, Kahari, Kahmari, Kaheem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.