Akeem

Meaning: Wise, ruler
Origin: Arabic — Variant of Hakeem

Boy's name · #2078 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Akeem's best rank, #405, came in 1990; it has stepped well back to #2078 today. Roughly 6,800 boys have been named Akeem since 1972.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,913 in Austria (2025) · #2,014 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,527 in Canada (2025) · #5,796 in Italy (2024) · #2,924 in Ecuador (2024) · #3,348 in France (2024) · #2,193 in Sweden (2023) · #451 in Ireland (2002).

Famous Akeems

Akeem Davis-Gaither — American football player (born 1997)
Akeem Ayers — American football player (born 1989)
Akeem Dent — American football player (born 1987)
Akeem Adams — Trinidadian footballer (1991–2013)
Akeem Spence — American football player (born 1991)

What Akeems become

Among 73 notable people named Akeem:

Sports figures appear 3.98× more often than among typical names — e.g. Akeem Latifu, Nigerian footballer (born 1989 or 1992).

Similar names: Hakeem · Jaleel · Akai · Raheem · Naim · Rashad

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