Boys' name · since 1998
Zykeem
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 118 babies named Zykeem, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,350 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,248 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zykeem currently ranks #11248 among boys' names in America, with 118 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Zykeem recorded 118 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #11248 nationally today, ahead of 19% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #16,350 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,248 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 118 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zykeem ranks #16,350 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,248 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 118 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,350 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,248 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zykeem's 118 recorded births place it above 64.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zykeem compares
118 29th 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
Zykeem's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zykeem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 118 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zykeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zykeem splits its recorded history at 2014: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zykeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Zykeem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (65 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Zykeem's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Zykeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 65 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Zykeem's decade-level peak was the 2010s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zykeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Zykeem 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.