Recorded 1976–2025 Boys' name Peak 2025 56 births

Kazeem — boys' name

56 babies named Kazeem in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s151990s162020s20

The verdict

56 boys have been named Kazeem since 1976, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.

56
total births
1976–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kazeem was born in this single decade.

2025
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kazeem in 2025 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kazeem

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Kazeem between 1976 and 2025, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kazeem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2025, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kazeem performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kazeem shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kazeem 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 56 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.

Kazeem at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

56

Since 1976

50 years of records

Peak year

2025

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1976

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kazeem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1976

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2025)
9
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Kazeem by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
20 births that decade — 36% of Kazeem's all-time total
1970s51980s151990s162020s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kazeem?
56 babies have been named Kazeem since 1976. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2025 with 9 births.
When was Kazeem most popular?
Kazeem was most popular in the 2020s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Kazeem been used?
Kazeem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 50 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kazeem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kazuo, Kaz, Kazi, Kazuki, 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, 1976–2025 (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.