Masculine dossier · first seen 1972
Akeem
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1990
Peak era
1990
Peak births
570
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Akeem
How many people are named Akeem?
An estimated 6,654 living Americans are named Akeem.
How rare is Akeem?
Akeem is uncommon among babies today, with 71 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 87.5% from its 1990 peak.
How old is the typical Akeem?
The median age of a living American named Akeem is approximately 32 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 37 years old.
Is Akeem still popular?
Not especially. Akeem has been declining since its 1990 peak and registered 71 births in 2025.
Where is Akeem most common?
Akeem has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 5.3× more often than the national baseline.
1972Peak 19902025
Peak year
1990
Decline from peak
87.5%
2025
71
All-time
6,825
Where it lives now
Akeem is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 5.2× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in Mississippi.
States where Akeem is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.