The first name Hakeem

In 2025, 66 boys were named Hakeem, making it the 585th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 69 births (#550).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Hakeem with other names.

In 2025, 117 boys born in the United States were named Hakeem, the 1,502nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1989, when 279 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Hakeem Jeffries
  American politician (born 1970)
• Hakeem Noor-ud-Din
  Caliph of the Ahmadiyya, 1841–1914
• Hakeem Nicks
  American football player, born 1988
• Hakeem Araba
  Footballer (born 1991)
• Chamillionaire
  American rapper (born 1979)
• Kyle Edwards
  English association football player (born 1998)

• Muhammad
• Mohammed
• Mohammad
• Ibrahim
• Mohamed
• Yusuf
• Ahmed
• Omar
• Ahmad
• Abdullah
• Musa
• Amir
• Muhammed
• Yahya
• Hamza
• Mustafa

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Hakeem mean?

Alternative spelling of Hakim.

What is the origin of the name Hakeem?

Alternative spelling of Hakim.

How popular is the name Hakeem?

In 2025, 66 boys born in England and Wales were named Hakeem, ranking 585th. Its peak was 2023, with 69 births.

Is Hakeem a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 6,299 US babies named Hakeem since 1880 were boys.

When was Hakeem most popular?

1989 in the United States, when 279 babies were named Hakeem, its highest rank at 586th.