Boys' name · since 1964
Raheem
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 8,524 babies named Raheem, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,326 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,439 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,524
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
8,524 babies have been named Raheem since 1964, making it today's #1439 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Raheem recorded 8,524 times among boys since 1964, holding rank #1439 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #1,326 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,439 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,524 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raheem ranks #1,326 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,439 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,524 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,326 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,439 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,524
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raheem's 8,524 recorded births place it above 97.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Raheem compares
8,524 Top 10% higher than 90% of 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
Raheem's all-time total is 23x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raheem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,524 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 556 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raheem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raheem's full recorded timeline at 1997, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 556 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raheem popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 556
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Raheem popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1982 (Raheem as girls' name)
Raheem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,952 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Raheem's strongest decade.
2,952 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Raheem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 673
1970s
673 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,184 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,952 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,278 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,508 births
- 2020s 913
2020s
913 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,952 births (35% of all-time use).
How Raheem compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Raheem's total volume
Raheem by state
Where Raheem concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,257 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 756 | 8.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 744 | 8.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 543 | 6.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 392 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 339 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 301 | 3.5% |
| #8 | California | | 295 | 3.5% |
1,257 of 8,524 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Raheem appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raheem's data
- Raheem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,952 total births); usage has since declined to 913 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Raheems (1,257 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 Raheem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Raheem 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.