How Many People Are Named Kaheem?
An estimated 363 people in the United States have the first name Kaheem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Kaheem peaked in popularity in 1989 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaheem 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 Kaheem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
363
About 1 in 944,227 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1989
20 births
Total Registered
370
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaheem
Kaheem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 370 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kaheem as a male name
Ranked #13,176 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (20 births)
Kaheem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaheem span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 112 babies were registered. While Kaheem is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kaheem by Decade
How has Kaheem 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.
Kaheem by State
Kaheem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaheem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kaheem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaheem?
We estimate approximately 363 people named Kaheem 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 944,227 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaheem a common name?
Kaheem is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 370 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaheem most popular?
Kaheem reached peak popularity in 1989, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaheem is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaheem a male name?
Kaheem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaheem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaheem Smith, Kaheem Johnson, Kaheem 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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