Total births
10
US rank #13948 Boys' name Peak 2023 10 births
Yakim — #13948 US boys' name
10 babies named Yakim in U.S. Social Security records since 2023, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#13948
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 2% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Yakim was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
5 babies were named Yakim in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Yakim
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Yakim between 2023 and 2024, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yakim currently holds the #13948 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Yakim performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Yakim 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 10 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.
Yakim at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#13,948
Active since
2023
Yakim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2023
- Peak year (2023)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
Yakim by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Yakim's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yakim? ▼
10 babies have been named Yakim since 2023. It currently ranks #13948 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 5 births.
When was Yakim most popular? ▼
Yakim was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Yakim been used? ▼
Yakim has been recorded in Social Security data since 2023, spanning 2 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yakim? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yakov, Yakub, Yakir, Yakob, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Yakim
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Yakub Boy
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Yakir Boy
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Yakob Boy
36 births
Yaksh Boy
#8828 16 births
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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, 2023–2024 (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.