Boys' name · since 1976
Shakeem
839 babies named Shakeem in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,427 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 839
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
839 babies have been named Shakeem since 1976, making it today's #8427 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeem has been recorded 839 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #8427 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #5,743 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,427 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 839 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeem ranks #5,743 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,427 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 839 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,427 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 839
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakeem's 839 recorded births place it above 87.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Shakeem compares
839 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Shakeem's all-time total is 127% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shakeem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 839 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shakeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shakeem's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shakeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Shakeem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (418 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Shakeem's strongest decade.
418 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Shakeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 104
1980s
104 births
- 1990s
1990s
418 births
- 2000s 140
2000s
140 births
- 2010s 99
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 418 births (50% of all-time use).
How Shakeem 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 Shakeem's total volume
Shakeem by state
Where Shakeem concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 208 | 24.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 28 | 3.3% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
208 of 839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Shakeem's data
- Shakeem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (418 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shakeems (208 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shakeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Shakeem 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.