Is Rakim a boy or girl name?

Rakim is a boy’s name. Of the 1,322 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Rakim

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Rakim was most popular in 1992, when 94 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,692 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,322 people named Rakim.

Rakim over time

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

Is Rakim a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rakim is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,322 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 Rakim

Where Rakim 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