Recorded 1990–2017 Boys' name Peak 1990 62 births

Takeem — boys' name

62 babies named Takeem 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.

1990s512000s62010s5
1990s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Takeem was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

15 babies were named Takeem in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takeem

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Takeem between 1990 and 2017, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Takeem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takeem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Takeem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Takeem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takeem 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 62 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.

Takeem at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

62

Since 1990

28 years of records

Peak year

1990

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1990

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2017

Takeem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1990

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1990)
15
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 20172006199819971995199419921990 15

Takeem by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
51 births that decade — 82% of Takeem's all-time total
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Takeem by state

Where Takeem concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Takeem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 27.4%
New York share of Takeem's total US births 27.4%

17 of 62 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takeem?
62 babies have been named Takeem since 1990. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1990 with 15 births.
When was Takeem most popular?
Takeem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Takeem most popular?
The top states for the name Takeem are New York (17 births).
How long has the name Takeem been used?
Takeem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 28 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Takeem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Takoda, Takashi, Takeo, Takeshi, 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, 1990–2017 (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.