Recorded 1983–2004 Boys' name Peak 1991 29 births

Wakeem — boys' name

29 babies named Wakeem in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s82000s11
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Wakeem was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Wakeem in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wakeem

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Wakeem between 1983 and 2004, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wakeem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wakeem performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Wakeem shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wakeem 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 29 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.

Wakeem at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

29

Since 1983

22 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1983

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2004

Wakeem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1983

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Wakeem by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 38% of Wakeem's all-time total
1980s101990s82000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wakeem?
29 babies have been named Wakeem since 1983. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
When was Wakeem most popular?
Wakeem was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Wakeem been used?
Wakeem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 22 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Wakeem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wake, Wakinyan, Wakefield, Wakil, 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, 1983–2004 (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.