Akeem

How popular is Akeem in the UK?

Rank in 2025

2,087th among boys

Babies in 2025

12 about 1 in 25,000 boys

Five-year trend

Steady down 10% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Akeem, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 27 boys.

Half of all the boys named Akeem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were given Akeem or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #973, up from #2,087 for this spelling alone.

• Akim 17
• Akeem 12

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.

How popular is Akeem in the US?

Rank in 2025

2,077th among boys

Babies in 2025

71 about 1 in 24,000 boys

Five-year trend

Falling down 29% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 71 boys in the US were named Akeem, making it the 2,077th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,262nd. Its busiest year was 1990, with 570 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.

2025 had fewer boys named Akeem than any year since 2007.

Half of all the boys named Akeem in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 92 boys in the US were given Akeem or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,556, up from #2,077 for this spelling alone.

• Akeem 71
• Akim 21