How Many People Are Named Akeem?
An estimated 6,590 people in the United States have the first name Akeem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Akeem peaked in popularity in 1990 with 570 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Akeem as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Akeem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,590
About 1 in 52,011 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1990
570 births
Total Registered
6,753
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Akeem
Akeem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,753 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Akeem as a male name
Ranked #1,476 in 2024
122 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (570 births)
Akeem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Akeem span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,372 babies were registered. Akeem has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Akeem by Decade
How has Akeem tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Akeem by State
Birth registrations for Akeem span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, Georgia. The lowest are in Washington, Oklahoma, Nevada. On average, about 175 Akeems were registered per state.
Akeem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Akeem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Akeem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Akeem?
We estimate approximately 6,590 people named Akeem are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 52,011 Americans share this first name.
Is Akeem a common name?
Akeem is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,753 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Akeem most popular?
Akeem reached peak popularity in 1990, when 570 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Akeem is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Akeem a male name?
Akeem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Akeem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Akeem Smith, Akeem Johnson, Akeem Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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