Total births
24
Boys' name · since 2016
Saheem
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Saheem, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 24
- total births
- 2016–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Saheem is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 24 have been recorded since 2016.
Saheem has 24 recorded births among boys since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- 24 total births
- 2016–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
24 boys have been named Saheem since 2016, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 24
- total births
- 2016–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Saheem was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
8 babies were named Saheem in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Saheem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saheem's SSA record in two at 2023 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 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saheem at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2016
Saheem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Saheem by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Saheem's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Saheem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Saheem? ▼
Since 2016, Social Security records show 24 babies named Saheem. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 8 births.
When was Saheem most popular? ▼
Saheem was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Saheem been used? ▼
Records for Saheem go back to 2016, giving 10 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Saheem? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sahil, Sahir, Sahib, Sahaj, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Saheem
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Saheem: Baby Name Since 2016 - 24 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/saheem. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Saheem 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 June 2026.