Rakeem
Boy · rah-KEEM · Modern
Rakeem is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
Where does Rakeem come from?
Modern: modern variant of Raheem or Hakeem
- Say it
- rah-KEEM
Is Rakeem a girl's or a boy's name?
Rakeem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rakeem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Rakeem, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2000, with 14 boys.
2025 had more boys named Rakeem than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Rakeem 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.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Rakeem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Rakeem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Rakeem, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,845th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 183 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Rakeem in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rakeem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,115 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,861 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,100 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,403 |
| 2012 | 37 | #3,057 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,792 |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,171 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,020 |
| 1998 | 68 | #1,555 |
| 1997 | 62 | #1,625 |
| 1996 | 82 | #1,319 |
| 1995 | 130 | #967 |
| 1994 | 112 | #1,049 |
| 1993 | 131 | #938 |
| 1992 | 183 | #768 |
| 1991 | 158 | #820 |
| 1990 | 121 | #933 |
| 1989 | 126 | #899 |
| 1988 | 55 | #1,400 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,053 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Names like Rakeem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raheem Muhammad Hamza Ahmed Musa Ibrahim Abdullah Hakeem Umar Azeem Mustafa Rafi
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