boy's name
Akeem
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,430
Ireland
#510
2002 births
Akeem is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 71 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1990, when 570 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 46,696 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1972.
Akeem over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 58 |
| 1980s | 1,796 |
| 1990s | 2,372 |
| 2000s | 722 |
| 2010s | 1,159 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 718 |
How popular is Akeem?
In 2025, Akeem was given to 71 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Akeem is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Akeem
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Akeem also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Akeem over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Akeem
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Akeem — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Akeem
How popular is the name Akeem?
In 2025, Akeem was given to 71 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Akeem a girl's or a boy's name?
Akeem is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Akeem most popular?
Akeem peaked in 1990, when 570 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Akeem a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Akeem currently ranks #2,069 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.