Recorded 1996–2023 Boys' name Peak 2002 92 births

Kyheem — boys' name

92 babies named Kyheem in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s462010s142020s22
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kyheem was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kyheem in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyheem

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Kyheem between 1996 and 2023, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kyheem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyheem performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kyheem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyheem 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 92 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.

Kyheem at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

92

Since 1996

28 years of records

Peak year

2002

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1996

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kyheem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1996

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
9
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Kyheem by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
46 births that decade — 50% of Kyheem's all-time total
1990s102000s462010s142020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyheem?
92 babies have been named Kyheem since 1996. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2002 with 9 births.
When was Kyheem most popular?
Kyheem was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Kyheem been used?
Kyheem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 28 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kyheem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyheir, Kyheim, Kyhir, Kyhiem. 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, 1996–2023 (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.