How Many People Are Named Rakeem?
An estimated 2,104 people in the United States have the first name Rakeem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Rakeem peaked in popularity in 1992 with 183 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rakeem 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 Rakeem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,104
About 1 in 162,906 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1992
183 births
Total Registered
2,152
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rakeem
Rakeem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,152 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rakeem as a male name
Ranked #4,826 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (183 births)
Rakeem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rakeem span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,094 babies were registered. Rakeem has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rakeem by Decade
How has Rakeem 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.
Rakeem by State
Birth registrations for Rakeem span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina. The lowest are in Ohio, District of Columbia, California. On average, about 54 Rakeems were registered per state.
Rakeem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rakeem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rakeem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rakeem?
We estimate approximately 2,104 people named Rakeem 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 162,906 Americans share this first name.
Is Rakeem a common name?
Rakeem is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,152 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rakeem most popular?
Rakeem reached peak popularity in 1992, when 183 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rakeem is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rakeem a male name?
Rakeem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rakeem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rakeem Smith, Rakeem Johnson, Rakeem 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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