Boys' name · since 1975
Rakeem
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 2,182 babies named Rakeem, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,697 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,182
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,182 babies have been named Rakeem since 1975, making it today's #3697 boys' name.
Rakeem has 2,182 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3697 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #3,121 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,697 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,182 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rakeem ranks #3,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,697 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,182 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,697 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,182
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rakeem's 2,182 recorded births place it above 93.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Rakeem compares
2,182 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Rakeem's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rakeem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,182 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 183 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rakeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rakeem's full recorded timeline at 2001, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 183 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rakeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 183
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Rakeem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,094 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Rakeem's strongest decade.
1,094 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Rakeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 275
1980s
275 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,094 births
- 2000s 266
2000s
266 births
- 2010s 319
2010s
319 births
- 2020s 200
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,094 births (50% of all-time use).
How Rakeem 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 Rakeem's total volume
Rakeem by state
Where Rakeem concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 149 | 6.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 136 | 6.2% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 124 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 94 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 72 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 69 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 61 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 45 | 2.1% |
149 of 2,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Rakeem appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rakeem's data
- Rakeem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,094 total births); usage has since declined to 200 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Rakeems (149 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Rakeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Rakeem 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.