Nakeem is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2002 and has grown less common since.
Nakeem is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,580 for boy births in the United States (and #23,910 across all names), given to 6 babies. Nakeem first appears in 1989 and peaked in 2002 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #11,580 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | #6,783 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #11,861 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #11,558 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #11,716 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #11,704 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,808 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #11,830 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #11,751 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #12,102 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #10,318 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #11,054 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #10,911 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #12,160 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #5,629 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #7,957 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #7,325 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,929 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,664 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #6,799 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #5,658 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #8,131 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #4,997 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #5,263 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #4,719 |