Boys' name · since 1976
Kazeem
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 56 babies named Kazeem, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,385 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,426 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kazeem currently ranks #8426 among boys' names in America, with 56 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kazeem has been recorded 56 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #8426 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #21,385 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,426 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 56 born since 1976
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kazeem ranks #21,385 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,426 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 56 born since 1976, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,385 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,426 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kazeem's 56 recorded births place it above 52.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kazeem compares
56 18th 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
Kazeem's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kazeem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kazeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kazeem's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kazeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kazeem by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (20 births, 36% of the file).
2020s was Kazeem's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kazeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 20 births (36% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kazeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Kazeem 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.