Hakeem
2025 SSA
About Hakeem
Muhammad approved all ninety-nine attributes of Allah as worthy names, and this is one of the most popular. It was in the US Top 1000 for the first time since 1998 in 2016, when it was one of the 10 fastest-rising boys' names. Perhaps the most well known person in America with the name is former Houston Rockets center and Basketball Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon.
Pronounced hah-KEEM.
As of October 2026, Hakeem ranked #1502 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #586 in 1989.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,985 | 72 | 37.5 |
| 2015 | #1,162 | 160 | 83.5 |
| 2016 | #910 | 237 | 124.9 |
| 2017 | #1,021 | 198 | 107 |
| 2018 | #1,061 | 191 | 105.2 |
| 2019 | #1,072 | 190 | 105.9 |
| 2020 | #959 | 227 | 131.5 |
| 2021 | #1,157 | 173 | 98.9 |
| 2022 | #1,126 | 188 | 107.7 |
| 2023 | #1,165 | 177 | 103.5 |
| 2024 | #1,260 | 156 | 90.5 |
| 2025 | #1,502 | 117 | 68.5 |
World rankings
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Hakeem on lists
Famous Hakeems
- Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon
Nigerian,American basketball player
- Hakeem Amir Nicks
American football player
- Hakeem Sekou Jeffries
U.S. Congressman from New York
- Hakeem Seriki aka Chamillionaire
American rapper
- Hakeem Noor
ud,Din, Indian physician and leader of the Islamic Ahmadiyya Movement
- Hakeem Kae
Kazim, Nigerian actor
- Hakeem Shaker (Al
Azzawi), Iraqi footballer and coach
Hakeem in pop culture
- Hakeem Campbell
character on TV's "Moesha"
- Hakeem Lyon
character on TV's "Empire"