Is Rakeem a boy or girl name?

Rakeem is a boy’s name. Of the 2,182 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Rakeem

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Rakeem was most popular in 1992, when 183 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,759 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,182 people named Rakeem.

Rakeem over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rakeem’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rakeem a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rakeem is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,182 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rakeem

Where Rakeem is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org