Boys' name · since 1975
Rhakeem
26 babies named Rhakeem in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
26 boys have been named Rhakeem since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rhakeem recorded 26 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1975 to 1994.
- #27,056 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhakeem ranks #27,056 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rhakeem's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rhakeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rhakeem's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rhakeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1994
- Peak year (1990)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Rhakeem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (21 births, 81% of the file).
1990s was Rhakeem's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Rhakeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (81% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rhakeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1975–1994 (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 Rhakeem 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.