Is Rakeem a boy or girl name?
Rakeem is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 21 boys were named Rakeem, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,152 US babies named Rakeem were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,826
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rakeem since 1975
- 2,152
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 183 babies
Boys and girls named Rakeem, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | #4,826 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,162 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,268 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,900 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,877 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,137 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,154 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,362 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,970 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,567 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,230 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,478 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 37 | #3,101 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,323 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,204 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 26 | #4,011 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,549 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,220 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,644 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,220 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,192 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,208 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,748 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,849 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,187 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 68 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 62 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 82 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 130 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 112 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 131 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 183 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 158 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 121 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 126 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 55 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,400 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,602 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,628 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,047 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,169 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,032 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,058 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,012 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,353 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,302 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rakeem reached #773 in 1992. 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.
Names spelled like Rakeem
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.