Masculine dossier · first seen 1971
Hakeem
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1989
Peak era
1989
Peak births
279
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Hakeem
How many people are named Hakeem?
An estimated 6,166 living Americans are named Hakeem.
How rare is Hakeem?
Hakeem is uncommon among babies today, with 117 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 58.1% from its 1989 peak.
How old is the typical Hakeem?
The median age of a living American named Hakeem is approximately 25 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 33 years old.
Is Hakeem still popular?
Not especially. Hakeem has been declining since its 1989 peak and registered 117 births in 2025.
Where is Hakeem most common?
Hakeem has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 6.4× more often than the national baseline.
1971Peak 19892025
Peak year
1989
Decline from peak
58.1%
2025
117
All-time
6,299
Where it lives now
Hakeem is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 6.4× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Hakeem is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.