Recorded 1993–2005 Boys' name Peak 1995 34 births

Rakeim — boys' name

34 babies named Rakeim in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s10
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Rakeim was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rakeim in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rakeim

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Rakeim between 1993 and 2005, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rakeim currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rakeim performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rakeim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rakeim 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 34 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.

Rakeim at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

34

Since 1993

13 years of records

Peak year

1995

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1993

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2005

Rakeim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1993

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1995)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
456789 200520011997199619951993 5

Rakeim by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 71% of Rakeim's all-time total
1990s242000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rakeim?
34 babies have been named Rakeim since 1993. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1995 with 8 births.
When was Rakeim most popular?
Rakeim was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Rakeim been used?
Rakeim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 13 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Rakeim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rakeem, Rakim, Rakan, Rakesh, and 4 more. 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, 1993–2005 (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.