Is Akeem a boy or girl name?
Akeem is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 122 boys were named Akeem, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 6,753 US babies named Akeem were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,476
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Akeem since 1972
- 6,753
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 570 babies
Boys and girls named Akeem, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 122 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 113 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 123 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 143 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 145 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 139 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 147 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 156 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 137 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 116 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 92 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 98 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 105 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 80 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 89 | #1,713 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 96 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 89 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 70 | #1,996 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 85 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 55 | #2,182 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 66 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 56 | #2,031 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 65 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 77 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 61 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 97 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 116 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 146 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 174 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 222 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 242 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 325 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 419 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 570 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 459 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 221 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 178 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 283 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 159 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 255 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 192 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,515 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,142 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,072 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,793 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,910 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,022 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,477 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,238 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,514 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,448 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Akeem reached #405 in 1990. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.