Is Hakeem a boy or girl name?
Hakeem is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 156 boys were named Hakeem, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 6,178 US babies named Hakeem were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,260
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Hakeem since 1971
- 6,178
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 279 babies
Boys and girls named Hakeem, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 156 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 177 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 188 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 173 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 227 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 190 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 191 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 198 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 237 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 160 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 72 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 89 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 77 | #1,887 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 70 | #1,977 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 76 | #1,887 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 74 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 75 | #1,922 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 73 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 74 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 76 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 86 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 83 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 115 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 132 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 134 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 194 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 226 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 241 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 247 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 265 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 166 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 201 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 243 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 270 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 279 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 65 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 55 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,024 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 36 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 50 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,828 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 33 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 30 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,908 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,500 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,445 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,474 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hakeem reached #586 in 1989. 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 1980s, 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.