NameTides

Hakeem

Hakeem was the #1,499 boys' name in the US in 2025 (117 babies), and #585 in England & Wales and #1,565 in Canada.

Hakeem as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Hakeem as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Hakeem as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,499 (117)#585 (66)—#1,565 (14)
2024#1,262 (156)#552 (69)—#1,507 (14)
2023#1,163 (178)#550 (69)—#1,592 (12)
2022#1,121 (189)#746 (44)—#1,483 (13)
2021#1,156 (173)#704 (49)—#1,898 (9)
2020#959 (227)#812 (38)—#1,312 (15)
2019#1,066 (191)#753 (43)—#1,530 (12)
2018#1,059 (191)#835 (37)—#2,403 (6)
2017#1,020 (198)#888 (35)#710 (3)#2,198 (7)
2016#909 (237)#870 (36)—#2,182 (7)
2015#1,162 (160)#1,074 (26)—#1,816 (9)
2014#1,979 (72)#1,560 (15)——
2013#1,670 (90)#1,183 (21)——
2012#1,882 (77)#1,313 (19)—#2,666 (5)
2011#1,968 (70)#1,398 (17)—#2,330 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1989 at #586.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1971.

How common is it?

about 1 in 15,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 15,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,100uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Hakeem is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 18,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hakeem by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,119NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,294TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Hakeem (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HakeemCanadaBoys#1,56514
HakeemEngland & WalesBoys#58566
HakeemIrelandBoys—too few
HakeemNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
HakeemUSBoys#1,499117