US rank #16489 Girls' name Peak 2020 174 births

Rakeb — #16489 US girls' name

174 babies named Rakeb in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s202010s1152020s39
#16489
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 7% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Rakeb was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

19 babies were named Rakeb in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rakeb

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Rakeb between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rakeb currently holds the #16489 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rakeb performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rakeb shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rakeb 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 174 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.

Rakeb at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

174

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2020

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,489

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rakeb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
19
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 2024202020172014201120082005 5

Rakeb by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
115 births that decade — 66% of Rakeb's all-time total
2000s202010s1152020s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rakeb?
174 babies have been named Rakeb since 2005. It currently ranks #16489 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 19 births.
When was Rakeb most popular?
Rakeb was most popular in the 2010s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Rakeb been used?
Rakeb has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rakeb?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rakia, Rakiyah, Rakiya, Rakel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2005–2024 (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.