How Many People Are Named Jakeem?
An estimated 1,126 people in the United States have the first name Jakeem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Jakeem peaked in popularity in 2002 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jakeem 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 Jakeem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,126
About 1 in 304,400 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2002
59 births
Total Registered
1,142
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jakeem
Jakeem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,142 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jakeem as a male name
Ranked #3,545 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (59 births)
Jakeem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jakeem span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 363 babies were registered. While Jakeem is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jakeem by Decade
How has Jakeem 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.
Jakeem by State
Birth registrations for Jakeem span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina. The lowest are in New York, Louisiana, Virginia. On average, about 24 Jakeems were registered per state.
Jakeem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jakeem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jakeem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jakeem?
We estimate approximately 1,126 people named Jakeem 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 304,400 Americans share this first name.
Is Jakeem a common name?
Jakeem is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,142 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jakeem most popular?
Jakeem reached peak popularity in 2002, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jakeem is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jakeem a male name?
Jakeem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jakeem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jakeem Smith, Jakeem Johnson, Jakeem 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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