How Many People Are Named Taheem?
An estimated 285 people in the United States have the first name Taheem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Taheem peaked in popularity in 1991 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taheem 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 Taheem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
285
About 1 in 1,202,647 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
1991
16 births
Total Registered
290
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taheem
Taheem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 290 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Taheem as a male name
Ranked #8,863 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (16 births)
Taheem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taheem span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 96 babies were registered. While Taheem is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Taheem by Decade
How has Taheem 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.
Taheem by State
Taheem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taheem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Taheem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taheem?
We estimate approximately 285 people named Taheem 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 1,202,647 Americans share this first name.
Is Taheem a common name?
Taheem is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 290 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taheem most popular?
Taheem reached peak popularity in 1991, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taheem is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taheem a male name?
Taheem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taheem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taheem Smith, Taheem Johnson, Taheem 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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