How Many People Are Named Rakim?
An estimated 1,282 people in the United States have the first name Rakim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Rakim peaked in popularity in 1992 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rakim 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 Rakim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,282
About 1 in 267,359 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1992
94 births
Total Registered
1,308
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rakim
Rakim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,308 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rakim as a male name
Ranked #4,656 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (94 births)
Rakim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rakim span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 563 babies were registered. Rakim has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rakim by Decade
How has Rakim 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.
Rakim by State
Birth registrations for Rakim span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, North Carolina, New Jersey. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Michigan, Texas. On average, about 28 Rakims were registered per state.
Rakim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rakim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rakim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rakim?
We estimate approximately 1,282 people named Rakim 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 267,359 Americans share this first name.
Is Rakim a common name?
Rakim is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,308 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rakim most popular?
Rakim reached peak popularity in 1992, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rakim is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rakim a male name?
Rakim is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rakim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rakim Smith, Rakim Johnson, Rakim 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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