Recorded 1990–1996 Boys' name Peak 1990 25 births

Rakiem — boys' name

25 babies named Rakiem in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s25
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Rakiem was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rakiem in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rakiem

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Rakiem between 1990 and 1996, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rakiem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rakiem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rakiem 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 25 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.

Rakiem at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

25

Since 1990

7 years of records

Peak year

1990

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1990

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1996

Rakiem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1990

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1996199219911990 7

Rakiem by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 100% of Rakiem's all-time total
1990s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rakiem?
25 babies have been named Rakiem since 1990. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1990 with 7 births.
When was Rakiem most popular?
Rakiem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Rakiem been used?
Rakiem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 7 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Rakiem?
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, 1990–1996 (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.