Boys' name · since 1982
Kasheem
112 babies named Kasheem in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,672 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,476 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
112 babies have been named Kasheem since 1982, making it today's #12476 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kasheem has been recorded 112 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #12476 nationally and more common than 10% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #16,672 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,476 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 112 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kasheem ranks #16,672 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,476 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 112 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,672 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,476 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kasheem's 112 recorded births place it above 63.27% 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 Kasheem compares
112 28th percentile among 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
Kasheem's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kasheem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 112 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kasheem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kasheem splits its recorded history at 1992: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kasheem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kasheem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (60 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Kasheem's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kasheem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 60 births (54% of all-time use).
Kasheem by state
Where Kasheem concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 37 | 33.0% |
37 of 112 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kasheem's data
- Kasheem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kasheems (37 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 Kasheem: 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 (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Kasheem 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.