Boys' name · since 1982
Taheem
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 295 babies named Taheem, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,688 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,478 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 295
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taheem currently ranks #12478 among boys' names in America, with 295 babies recorded since 1982.
Taheem has 295 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12478 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #10,688 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,478 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 295 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taheem ranks #10,688 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,478 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 295 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,688 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,478 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 295
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taheem's 295 recorded births place it above 76.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Taheem compares
295 45th percentile among 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
Taheem's all-time total is 20% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taheem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 295 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taheem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taheem splits its recorded history at 2008: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taheem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Taheem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (96 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Taheem's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Taheem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 96 births (33% of all-time use).
Taheem by state
Where Taheem concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 11 | 3.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 3.4% |
11 of 295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Taheem's data
- Taheem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Taheems (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Taheem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Taheem 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.