How Many People Are Named Nakeem?
An estimated 188 people in the United States have the first name Nakeem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Nakeem peaked in popularity in 2002 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakeem 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 Nakeem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
188
About 1 in 1,823,161 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2002
13 births
Total Registered
191
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakeem
Nakeem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 191 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nakeem as a male name
Ranked #6,778 in 2023
13 male births in 2023
Peak: 2002 (13 births)
Nakeem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakeem span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 74 babies were registered. While Nakeem is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nakeem by Decade
How has Nakeem 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.
Nakeem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakeem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nakeem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakeem?
We estimate approximately 188 people named Nakeem 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 1,823,161 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakeem a common name?
Nakeem is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 191 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakeem most popular?
Nakeem reached peak popularity in 2002, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakeem is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakeem a male name?
Nakeem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakeem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakeem Smith, Nakeem Johnson, Nakeem 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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