How Many People Are Named Hakeem?
An estimated 6,056 people in the United States have the first name Hakeem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Hakeem peaked in popularity in 1989 with 279 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hakeem 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 Hakeem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,056
About 1 in 56,597 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1989
279 births
Total Registered
6,178
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hakeem
Hakeem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,178 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hakeem as a male name
Ranked #1,260 in 2024
156 male births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (279 births)
Hakeem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hakeem span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,187 babies were registered. While Hakeem is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hakeem by Decade
How has Hakeem 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.
Hakeem by State
Birth registrations for Hakeem span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Minnesota, Delaware. On average, about 134 Hakeems were registered per state.
Hakeem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hakeem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Hakeem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hakeem?
We estimate approximately 6,056 people named Hakeem 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 56,597 Americans share this first name.
Is Hakeem a common name?
Hakeem is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,178 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hakeem most popular?
Hakeem reached peak popularity in 1989, when 279 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hakeem is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hakeem a male name?
Hakeem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hakeem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hakeem Smith, Hakeem Johnson, Hakeem 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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